كنه

Arabic

Root
ك ن ه (k n h)
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kunh/

Noun

كُنْه • (kunh) m

1. core, essence, substance, true nature
   • 7th century, Ali al-Sajjad, الصحيفة السجادية:

     فَلَا الْاَبْصَارُ تَثْبُتُ لِرُؤْيَتِهٖ
     وَلَا الْاَوْهَامُ تَبْلُغُ كُنْهَ عَظَمَتِهٖ

     falā l-ʔabṣāru taṯbutu liruʔyatihī
     walā l-ʔawhāmu tabluḡu kunha ʕaẓamatihī

     Eyes are not firm enough to see Him,
     and imaginations reach not the core of His mightiness.

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “كنه”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 988

Verb

كَنَهَ • (kanaha) I (non-past يَكْنُهُ (yaknuhu), verbal noun كَنْه (kanh))

1. to comprehend fully, to grasp the true essence of something
2. to realize the truth
3. to perceive the inner meaning of something

Conjugation

Conjugation of كَنَهَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun كَنْه)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						كَنْه kanh
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						كَانِه kānih
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَكْنُوه maknūh
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَنَهْتُ kanahtu	كَنَهْتَ kanahta	كَنَهَ kanaha		كَنَهْتُمَا kanahtumā	كَنَهَا kanahā		كَنَهْنَا kanahnā	كَنَهْتُمْ kanahtum	كَنَهُوا kanahū
	f		كَنَهْتِ kanahti	كَنَهَتْ kanahat			كَنَهَتَا kanahatā			كَنَهْتُنَّ kanahtunna	كَنَهْنَ kanahna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَكْنُهُ ʔaknuhu	تَكْنُهُ taknuhu	يَكْنُهُ yaknuhu		تَكْنُهَانِ taknuhāni	يَكْنُهَانِ yaknuhāni		نَكْنُهُ naknuhu	تَكْنُهُونَ taknuhūna	يَكْنُهُونَ yaknuhūna
	f		تَكْنُهِينَ taknuhīna	تَكْنُهُ taknuhu			تَكْنُهَانِ taknuhāni			تَكْنُهْنَ taknuhna	يَكْنُهْنَ yaknuhna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَكْنُهَ ʔaknuha	تَكْنُهَ taknuha	يَكْنُهَ yaknuha		تَكْنُهَا taknuhā	يَكْنُهَا yaknuhā		نَكْنُهَ naknuha	تَكْنُهُوا taknuhū	يَكْنُهُوا yaknuhū
	f		تَكْنُهِي taknuhī	تَكْنُهَ taknuha			تَكْنُهَا taknuhā			تَكْنُهْنَ taknuhna	يَكْنُهْنَ yaknuhna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَكْنُهْ ʔaknuh	تَكْنُهْ taknuh	يَكْنُهْ yaknuh		تَكْنُهَا taknuhā	يَكْنُهَا yaknuhā		نَكْنُهْ naknuh	تَكْنُهُوا taknuhū	يَكْنُهُوا yaknuhū
	f		تَكْنُهِي taknuhī	تَكْنُهْ taknuh			تَكْنُهَا taknuhā			تَكْنُهْنَ taknuhna	يَكْنُهْنَ yaknuhna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُكْنُهْ uknuh			اُكْنُهَا uknuhā				اُكْنُهُوا uknuhū
	f		اُكْنُهِي uknuhī							اُكْنُهْنَ uknuhna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُنِهْتُ kunihtu	كُنِهْتَ kunihta	كُنِهَ kuniha		كُنِهْتُمَا kunihtumā	كُنِهَا kunihā		كُنِهْنَا kunihnā	كُنِهْتُمْ kunihtum	كُنِهُوا kunihū
	f		كُنِهْتِ kunihti	كُنِهَتْ kunihat			كُنِهَتَا kunihatā			كُنِهْتُنَّ kunihtunna	كُنِهْنَ kunihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكْنَهُ ʔuknahu	تُكْنَهُ tuknahu	يُكْنَهُ yuknahu		تُكْنَهَانِ tuknahāni	يُكْنَهَانِ yuknahāni		نُكْنَهُ nuknahu	تُكْنَهُونَ tuknahūna	يُكْنَهُونَ yuknahūna
	f		تُكْنَهِينَ tuknahīna	تُكْنَهُ tuknahu			تُكْنَهَانِ tuknahāni			تُكْنَهْنَ tuknahna	يُكْنَهْنَ yuknahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكْنَهَ ʔuknaha	تُكْنَهَ tuknaha	يُكْنَهَ yuknaha		تُكْنَهَا tuknahā	يُكْنَهَا yuknahā		نُكْنَهَ nuknaha	تُكْنَهُوا tuknahū	يُكْنَهُوا yuknahū
	f		تُكْنَهِي tuknahī	تُكْنَهَ tuknaha			تُكْنَهَا tuknahā			تُكْنَهْنَ tuknahna	يُكْنَهْنَ yuknahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكْنَهْ ʔuknah	تُكْنَهْ tuknah	يُكْنَهْ yuknah		تُكْنَهَا tuknahā	يُكْنَهَا yuknahā		نُكْنَهْ nuknah	تُكْنَهُوا tuknahū	يُكْنَهُوا yuknahū
	f		تُكْنَهِي tuknahī	تُكْنَهْ tuknah			تُكْنَهَا tuknahā			تُكْنَهْنَ tuknahna	يُكْنَهْنَ yuknahna

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• ینه (yine)

Etymology

From Old Turkic *yana (“again”), from Proto-Turkic *yana.

Adverb

كنه • (gine, gene)

1. again, still, yet

Descendants

• Turkish: yine, gene
• → Armenian: կէ՛նէ (kḗnē), գինա̈ (ginä)

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “كنه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1578

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• كإنه (kaʔinno)

Conjunction

كنّه • (kinno)

1. Invariable form of كنـ (kinn-): as if
2. third-person masculine singular of كنـ (kinn-): as if he, as if it