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قِناع
mask /qɪˈnaːʕ/
nounB1#2515 most common
Also: veil, disguise, face covering
Example sentences
هذا قِناعٌ جميلٌ.
This is a beautiful mask.
يلبس الطفلُ قِناعًا في الحفلة.
The child wears a mask at the party.
اشتريتُ قِناعًا لحماية وجهي من البرد.
I bought a mask to protect my face from the cold.
خلع الممثلُ قِناعَه بعد انتهاء العرض.
The actor took off his mask after the show ended.
يرتدي كثيرٌ من الناس قِناعًا اجتماعيًا يُخفي مشاعرهم الحقيقية.
Many people wear a social mask that hides their true feelings.
سقط القِناعُ عن وجهه الحقيقي حين انكشفت أكاذيبه أمام الجميع.
The mask fell from his true face when his lies were exposed in front of everyone.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قِناعٌ | أَقْنِعَةٌ |
| Genitive | قِناعٍ | أَقْنِعَةٍ |
| Accusative | قِناعًا | أَقْنِعَةً |
| Vocative | يا قِناعُ | يا أَقْنِعَةُ |
Word family
قِناعmask
أَقْنِعَةmasks (plural)
تَقَنَّعَto wear a mask, to disguise oneself
مُتَقَنِّعmasked, disguised
قَانِعcontent, satisfied (same root, different sense)
Etymology
Qināʿ comes from the Arabic root q-n-ʕ, whose core sense is covering or lowering the head or face. Classical lexicographers group it with qanaʿa, to bow the head, and later with qanāʿa, contentment, treating the physical covering as the older, concrete meaning. The word has no Indo-European origin, since Arabic belongs to the Semitic family.
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