كنية

See also: کنیه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ن ي (k n y). Cognate with Hebrew כינוי / כִּנּוּי and Classical Syriac ܟܘܢܝܐ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kun.ja/

Noun

كُنْيَة • (kunya) f (plural كُنًى (kunan) or كُنُيَات (kunuyāt) or كُنْيَات (kunyāt))

kunya (a teknonym, traditionally derived from the name of the eldest son, or in absence thereof the eldest daughter)

Declension

Declension of noun **كُنْيَة** (kunya)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كُنْيَة kunya	الْكُنْيَة al-kunya	كُنْيَة kunyat
nominative	كُنْيَةٌ kunyatun	الْكُنْيَةُ al-kunyatu	كُنْيَةُ kunyatu
accusative	كُنْيَةً kunyatan	الْكُنْيَةَ al-kunyata	كُنْيَةَ kunyata
genitive	كُنْيَةٍ kunyatin	الْكُنْيَةِ al-kunyati	كُنْيَةِ kunyati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كُنْيَتَيْن kunyatayn	الْكُنْيَتَيْن al-kunyatayn	كُنْيَتَيْ kunyatay
nominative	كُنْيَتَانِ kunyatāni	الْكُنْيَتَانِ al-kunyatāni	كُنْيَتَا kunyatā
accusative	كُنْيَتَيْنِ kunyatayni	الْكُنْيَتَيْنِ al-kunyatayni	كُنْيَتَيْ kunyatay
genitive	كُنْيَتَيْنِ kunyatayni	الْكُنْيَتَيْنِ al-kunyatayni	كُنْيَتَيْ kunyatay
plural	broken plural in ـًى (-an)‎; sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كُنَى‎; كُنُيَات‎; كُنْيَات kunā‎; kunuyāt‎; kunyāt	الْكُنَى‎; الْكُنُيَات‎; الْكُنْيَات al-kunā‎; al-kunuyāt‎; al-kunyāt	كُنَى‎; كُنُيَات‎; كُنْيَات kunā‎; kunuyāt‎; kunyāt
nominative	كُنًى‎; كُنُيَاتٌ‎; كُنْيَاتٌ kunan‎; kunuyātun‎; kunyātun	الْكُنَى‎; الْكُنُيَاتُ‎; الْكُنْيَاتُ al-kunā‎; al-kunuyātu‎; al-kunyātu	كُنَى‎; كُنُيَاتُ‎; كُنْيَاتُ kunā‎; kunuyātu‎; kunyātu
accusative	كُنًى‎; كُنُيَاتٍ‎; كُنْيَاتٍ kunan‎; kunuyātin‎; kunyātin	الْكُنَى‎; الْكُنُيَاتِ‎; الْكُنْيَاتِ al-kunā‎; al-kunuyāti‎; al-kunyāti	كُنَى‎; كُنُيَاتِ‎; كُنْيَاتِ kunā‎; kunuyāti‎; kunyāti
genitive	كُنًى‎; كُنُيَاتٍ‎; كُنْيَاتٍ kunan‎; kunuyātin‎; kunyātin	الْكُنَى‎; الْكُنُيَاتِ‎; الْكُنْيَاتِ al-kunā‎; al-kunuyāti‎; al-kunyāti	كُنَى‎; كُنُيَاتِ‎; كُنْيَاتِ kunā‎; kunuyāti‎; kunyāti

Derived terms

كَنَّى (kannā)
تَكَنَّى (takannā)

Descendants

→ English: kunya
→ Ladino: alkunya
→ Ottoman Turkish: كنیه (künye)
- Turkish: künye
→ Persian: کنیه (konye)
→ Portuguese: alcunha
→ Spanish: alcurnia

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “كنية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ن ي
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كُنَيَّة (kunayya), diminutive of كُنْيَة (kunya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /knij.ja/

Noun

كنية • (kniyya) f (plural كنيات (kniyyāt))

surname
Synonym: كنوة (kunwa)