كنية

Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew כינוי / כִּנּוּי and Classical Syriac ܟܘܢܝܐ.

Noun

كُنْيَة • (kunya) f (plural كُنًى (kunan))

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

Derived terms

• كَنَّى (kannā)
• تَكَنَّى (takannā)

Descendants

• → English: kunya
• → Ladino: alkunya
• → 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

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knij.ja/

Noun

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

1. surname