كنية
Arabic
Etymology
Cognate with Hebrew כינוי / כִּנּוּי and Classical Syriac ܟܘܢܝܐ.
Noun
كُنْيَة • (kunya) f (plural كُنًى (kunan))
- kunya (a teknonym, traditionally derived from the name of the eldest son, or in absence thereof the eldest daughter)
Derived terms
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