كناية
Root: كنا
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كناية kināya indirect expression, metonymy; allusion; indirect declaration of (legal) intent (Isl. Law) │ بالكناية indirect, not clear and unequivocal (as opposed to صريح); هو كناية عن it is tantamount to ..., it means ..., it stands for ..., it consists in ...; كناية عن kināyatan ‘an tantamount to; in lieu of, instead of
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