كنا
Root: كنا
Hans Wehr Definition
كنا (كنو and كني) kanā u and كنى kanā i (كناية kināya) to use metonymically ( ب عن s.th. for); to allude (عن ب with s.th. to); -- كنى kanā i (كنية kunya) and II to call (ه s.o.) by the surname of (ب) V and VIII to be known by the surname of (ب), call o.s. by the surname of (ب)
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