قناة
Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom Aramaic קַנְיָא / ܩܢܝܐ (qanyā, “reed, cane, tube”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editقَنَاة • (qanāh) f (plural قَنَوَات (qanawāt))
- channel, canal
- قَنَاة السُّوَيْس ― qanāt as-suways ― The Suez Canal
- TV channel
- قَنَاة تِلِفِزْيُونِيَّة ― qanāh tilifizyūniyya ― television channel
- spear, lance
- Kerbala and Beyond: An Epic of Immortal Heroism p. 163 by Yasin T. al-Jibouri, quoting Bashir ibn Juthlim (61 AH/680 AD)
- يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مَقَامَ لَكُمْ بِهَا *** قُتِلَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَأَدْمُعِي مِدْرَارُ
الْجِسْمُ مِنْهُ بِكَرْبَلَا مُضَرَّجُ*** وَالرَّأْسُ مِنْه عَلَى الْقَنَاةِ يُدَارُ- O people of Yathrib! May you never stay therein! *** Al-Husayn is killed, so my tears now rain
His body is in Karbala’ covered with blood *** While his head is on a spear displayed.
- O people of Yathrib! May you never stay therein! *** Al-Husayn is killed, so my tears now rain
- Synonym: رُمْح (rumḥ)
- Kerbala and Beyond: An Epic of Immortal Heroism p. 163 by Yasin T. al-Jibouri, quoting Bashir ibn Juthlim (61 AH/680 AD)
Declension
editDeclension of noun قَنَاة (qanāh)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَنَاة qanāt |
الْقَنَاة al-qanāt |
قَنَاة qanāt |
Nominative | قَنَاةٌ qanātun |
الْقَنَاةُ al-qanātu |
قَنَاةُ qanātu |
Accusative | قَنَاةً qanātan |
الْقَنَاةَ al-qanāta |
قَنَاةَ qanāta |
Genitive | قَنَاةٍ qanātin |
الْقَنَاةِ al-qanāti |
قَنَاةِ qanāti |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قَنَاتَيْن qanātayn |
الْقَنَاتَيْن al-qanātayn |
قَنَاتَيْ qanātay |
Nominative | قَنَاتَانِ qanātāni |
الْقَنَاتَانِ al-qanātāni |
قَنَاتَا qanātā |
Accusative | قَنَاتَيْنِ qanātayni |
الْقَنَاتَيْنِ al-qanātayni |
قَنَاتَيْ qanātay |
Genitive | قَنَاتَيْنِ qanātayni |
الْقَنَاتَيْنِ al-qanātayni |
قَنَاتَيْ qanātay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَنَوَات qanawāt |
الْقَنَوَات al-qanawāt |
قَنَوَات qanawāt |
Nominative | قَنَوَاتٌ qanawātun |
الْقَنَوَاتُ al-qanawātu |
قَنَوَاتُ qanawātu |
Accusative | قَنَوَاتٍ qanawātin |
الْقَنَوَاتِ al-qanawāti |
قَنَوَاتِ qanawāti |
Genitive | قَنَوَاتٍ qanawātin |
الْقَنَوَاتِ al-qanawāti |
قَنَوَاتِ qanawāti |
Derived terms
edit- قَنَّاء (qannāʔ, “lance-bearer”)
Descendants
editSouth Levantine Arabic
editEtymology
editSemi-learned borrowing from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).
Pronunciation
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