قنة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق ن ي (q-n-y) related to acquiring, for the gum acquired. But rather so formed in Ge'ez where the same root exists and a broader meaning in ቀንአት (ḳännəʾät), ቅንአት (ḳənnəʾät), ቀንዓት (ḳännəʿat, “galbanum; stacta”), which to derive vice versa from Arabic is formally dubious. Possibly a phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi) or in Ethiopia directly its Egyptian etymon or the Aramaic descendant.

Noun

قِنَّة • (qinna) f

1. any Ferula plant, as well as the gum of such a plant (galbanum)

   Synonym: بَارْزَد (bārzad)

Declension

Declension of noun قِنَّة (qinna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِنَّة qinna	الْقِنَّة al-qinna	قِنَّة qinnat
Nominative	قِنَّةٌ qinnatun	الْقِنَّةُ al-qinnatu	قِنَّةُ qinnatu
Accusative	قِنَّةً qinnatan	الْقِنَّةَ al-qinnata	قِنَّةَ qinnata
Genitive	قِنَّةٍ qinnatin	الْقِنَّةِ al-qinnati	قِنَّةِ qinnati

References

• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 434a, adduces Nöldeke without comment
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[1] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, pages 43–44, is unsure about the borrowing direction

Etymology 2

Compare قِمَّة (qimma), قُلَّة (qulla), and قُنّ (qunn, “summit, small mountain”), and Inor ቁኒድ (qunīd, “top, summit”)

Noun

قُنَّة • (qunna) f (plural قُنَن (qunan) or قِنَان (qinān) or قُنُون (qunūn))

1. peak, summit

Declension

Declension of noun قُنَّة (qunna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُنَّة qunna	الْقُنَّة al-qunna	قُنَّة qunnat
Nominative	قُنَّةٌ qunnatun	الْقُنَّةُ al-qunnatu	قُنَّةُ qunnatu
Accusative	قُنَّةً qunnatan	الْقُنَّةَ al-qunnata	قُنَّةَ qunnata
Genitive	قُنَّةٍ qunnatin	الْقُنَّةِ al-qunnati	قُنَّةِ qunnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُنَّتَيْن qunnatayn	الْقُنَّتَيْن al-qunnatayn	قُنَّتَيْ qunnatay
Nominative	قُنَّتَانِ qunnatāni	الْقُنَّتَانِ al-qunnatāni	قُنَّتَا qunnatā
Accusative	قُنَّتَيْنِ qunnatayni	الْقُنَّتَيْنِ al-qunnatayni	قُنَّتَيْ qunnatay
Genitive	قُنَّتَيْنِ qunnatayni	الْقُنَّتَيْنِ al-qunnatayni	قُنَّتَيْ qunnatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُنَن‎; قِنَان‎; قُنُون qunan‎; qinān‎; qunūn	الْقُنَن‎; الْقِنَان‎; الْقُنُون al-qunan‎; al-qinān‎; al-qunūn	قُنَن‎; قِنَان‎; قُنُون qunan‎; qinān‎; qunūn
Nominative	قُنَنٌ‎; قِنَانٌ‎; قُنُونٌ qunanun‎; qinānun‎; qunūnun	الْقُنَنُ‎; الْقِنَانُ‎; الْقُنُونُ al-qunanu‎; al-qinānu‎; al-qunūnu	قُنَنُ‎; قِنَانُ‎; قُنُونُ qunanu‎; qinānu‎; qunūnu
Accusative	قُنَنًا‎; قِنَانًا‎; قُنُونًا qunanan‎; qinānan‎; qunūnan	الْقُنَنَ‎; الْقِنَانَ‎; الْقُنُونَ al-qunana‎; al-qināna‎; al-qunūna	قُنَنَ‎; قِنَانَ‎; قُنُونَ qunana‎; qināna‎; qunūna
Genitive	قُنَنٍ‎; قِنَانٍ‎; قُنُونٍ qunanin‎; qinānin‎; qunūnin	الْقُنَنِ‎; الْقِنَانِ‎; الْقُنُونِ al-qunani‎; al-qināni‎; al-qunūni	قُنَنِ‎; قِنَانِ‎; قُنُونِ qunani‎; qināni‎; qunūni