qinyat

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic قَنَاعَة (qanāʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qɪnˈjɑːt/

Noun

qinyat f

  1. conviction; belief,
    Qinyata te bi Xwedê xurt bibe.
    Be strongly convinced of God (lit. "Your conviction in God be strong")
  2. satisfaction, asceticism, to be satisfied with little, having no ambition, to content oneself with
    Ax çiqas pirr e, mar bi qinyat di xwin
    No matter how much dirt be there, snakes are content with eating it.
    Nên bi xwe bi qinyat, jinan bi xwaze ji malên bi binyat.
    Eat bread contently and ask for the hand of woman from noble houses.
  3. patience
  4. opinion
  • qaneh ("content")
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