قناة

Arabic

From Aramaic קַנְיָא / ܩܢܝܐ (qanyā, “reed, cane, tube”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm).

قَنَاة • (qanāh) f (plural قَنَوَات (qanawāt))

channel, canal
قَنَاة السُّوَيْس ― qanāt as-suways ― The Suez Canal
TV channel
قَنَاة تِلِفِزْيُونِيَّة ― qanāh tilifizyūniyya ― television channel
spear, lance
- Kerbala and Beyond: An Epic of Immortal Heroism p. 163 by Yasin T. al-Jibouri, quoting Bashir ibn Juthlim (61 AH/680 AD)
  يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مَقَامَ لَكُمْ بِهَا *** قُتِلَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَأَدْمُعِي مِدْرَارُ
  الْجِسْمُ مِنْهُ بِكَرْبَلَا مُضَرَّجُ*** وَالرَّأْسُ مِنْه عَلَى الْقَنَاةِ يُدَارُ
  O people of Yathrib! May you never stay therein! *** Al-Husayn is killed, so my tears now rain
  His body is in Karbala’ covered with blood *** While his head is on a spear displayed.
Synonym: رُمْح (rumḥ)

Declension of noun **قَنَاة** (qanāh)
singular	singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَنَاة qanāt	الْقَنَاة al-qanāt	قَنَاة qanāt
nominative	قَنَاةٌ qanātun	الْقَنَاةُ al-qanātu	قَنَاةُ qanātu
accusative	قَنَاةً qanātan	الْقَنَاةَ al-qanāta	قَنَاةَ qanāta
genitive	قَنَاةٍ qanātin	الْقَنَاةِ al-qanāti	قَنَاةِ qanāti
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَنَاتَيْن qanātayn	الْقَنَاتَيْن al-qanātayn	قَنَاتَيْ qanātay
nominative	قَنَاتَانِ qanātāni	الْقَنَاتَانِ al-qanātāni	قَنَاتَا qanātā
accusative	قَنَاتَيْنِ qanātayni	الْقَنَاتَيْنِ al-qanātayni	قَنَاتَيْ qanātay
genitive	قَنَاتَيْنِ qanātayni	الْقَنَاتَيْنِ al-qanātayni	قَنَاتَيْ qanātay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَنَوَات qanawāt	الْقَنَوَات al-qanawāt	قَنَوَات qanawāt
nominative	قَنَوَاتٌ qanawātun	الْقَنَوَاتُ al-qanawātu	قَنَوَاتُ qanawātu
accusative	قَنَوَاتٍ qanawātin	الْقَنَوَاتِ al-qanawāti	قَنَوَاتِ qanawāti
genitive	قَنَوَاتٍ qanawātin	الْقَنَوَاتِ al-qanawāti	قَنَوَاتِ qanawāti

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

قناة • (qanā, ʔanā) f (plural قناوات (qanāwāt))