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

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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