قناع

Arabic

Root
ق ن ع (q-n-ʕ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qi.naːʕ/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): [qɪ.naːʕ], [ɡɪ.naːʕ]

Noun

قِنَاع • (qināʕ) m (plural أَقْنِعَة (ʔaqniʕa))

1. (countable) a face covering, a mask
2. (countable, anatomy) the sac enfolding the heart, the pericardium
3. (countable, archaic) a head covering
   1. (countable, archaic) a wide veil for the head

      Synonym: خِمَار (ḵimār)

   2. (countable, archaic, by extension) a helmet

      Synonyms: بَيْضَة (bayḍa), خُوذَة (ḵūḏa)

Declension

Declension of noun قِنَاع (qināʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِنَاع qināʕ	الْقِنَاع al-qināʕ	قِنَاع qināʕ
Nominative	قِنَاعٌ qināʕun	الْقِنَاعُ al-qināʕu	قِنَاعُ qināʕu
Accusative	قِنَاعًا qināʕan	الْقِنَاعَ al-qināʕa	قِنَاعَ qināʕa
Genitive	قِنَاعٍ qināʕin	الْقِنَاعِ al-qināʕi	قِنَاعِ qināʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِنَاعَيْن qināʕayn	الْقِنَاعَيْن al-qināʕayn	قِنَاعَيْ qināʕay
Nominative	قِنَاعَانِ qināʕāni	الْقِنَاعَانِ al-qināʕāni	قِنَاعَا qināʕā
Accusative	قِنَاعَيْنِ qināʕayni	الْقِنَاعَيْنِ al-qināʕayni	قِنَاعَيْ qināʕay
Genitive	قِنَاعَيْنِ qināʕayni	الْقِنَاعَيْنِ al-qināʕayni	قِنَاعَيْ qināʕay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَقْنِعَة ʔaqniʕa	الْأَقْنِعَة al-ʔaqniʕa	أَقْنِعَة ʔaqniʕat
Nominative	أَقْنِعَةٌ ʔaqniʕatun	الْأَقْنِعَةُ al-ʔaqniʕatu	أَقْنِعَةُ ʔaqniʕatu
Accusative	أَقْنِعَةً ʔaqniʕatan	الْأَقْنِعَةَ al-ʔaqniʕata	أَقْنِعَةَ ʔaqniʕata
Genitive	أَقْنِعَةٍ ʔaqniʕatin	الْأَقْنِعَةِ al-ʔaqniʕati	أَقْنِعَةِ ʔaqniʕati

Noun

قِنَاع • (qināʕ) m (plural قُنُع (qunuʕ))

1. armor
2. weapons

Declension

Declension of noun قِنَاع (qināʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِنَاع qināʕ	الْقِنَاع al-qināʕ	قِنَاع qināʕ
Nominative	قِنَاعٌ qināʕun	الْقِنَاعُ al-qināʕu	قِنَاعُ qināʕu
Accusative	قِنَاعًا qināʕan	الْقِنَاعَ al-qināʕa	قِنَاعَ qināʕa
Genitive	قِنَاعٍ qināʕin	الْقِنَاعِ al-qināʕi	قِنَاعِ qināʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِنَاعَيْن qināʕayn	الْقِنَاعَيْن al-qināʕayn	قِنَاعَيْ qināʕay
Nominative	قِنَاعَانِ qināʕāni	الْقِنَاعَانِ al-qināʕāni	قِنَاعَا qināʕā
Accusative	قِنَاعَيْنِ qināʕayni	الْقِنَاعَيْنِ al-qināʕayni	قِنَاعَيْ qināʕay
Genitive	قِنَاعَيْنِ qināʕayni	الْقِنَاعَيْنِ al-qināʕayni	قِنَاعَيْ qināʕay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُنُع qunuʕ	الْقُنُع al-qunuʕ	قُنُع qunuʕ
Nominative	قُنُعٌ qunuʕun	الْقُنُعُ al-qunuʕu	قُنُعُ qunuʕu
Accusative	قُنُعًا qunuʕan	الْقُنُعَ al-qunuʕa	قُنُعَ qunuʕa
Genitive	قُنُعٍ qunuʕin	الْقُنُعِ al-qunuʕi	قُنُعِ qunuʕi

Further reading

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes‎^[1] (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, pages 375–378