ق • ن • و and ق • ن • ى

He kept to the sense of shame, or modesty; (S, K;) he preserved it: and i. q. اِسْتَحْيَى: and ↓ اِسْتَقْنَى he kept to [or preserved] his sense of shame, or modesty. (TA.) قَنَا غَنَمًا, and ↓ اِقْتَنَى, He took for himself, got, or acquired, sheep, or goats [for a permanent possession], not for sale. (JK.) قَنَا, aor. يَقْنُو, inf. n. قُنُوٌّ; a dial. var. of قَنَأَ, q. v. (TA.)

: see قَانَأَ.

He gained, acquired, or got, for himself, (S, K,) or took for himself, (Mgh,) property, or camels, &c., (S, Mgh,) as a permanent stock, for propagation, (Mgh,) not for merchandise: (S, Mgh:) he made it to be in his possession, not to depart from his hand: (TA:) he acquired it for himself permanently, or for a permanence. See 1.

in the prov., خَلَاؤُكَ أَقْنَى لِحَيائِكَ i. q. أَلْزَمُ [as meaning Most preservative: see that prov. in art. خلو, and see قَنِىَ الحَيَآءَ, above]. (S in art. خلو, and Meyd.)

: see قِنِيَّةٌ.

The weaving with one thread white and one thread black. (T, voce نِيرٌ.)

of the nose: see شَمَمٌ. قنا وُشَّق a name given in Egypt to وُشَّق; also called أُشَّق and أُشَّج. (TA in art. اشق.)

A spear-shaft; (Mgh;) a spear (T, S. K) that is hollow, like a cane; (Az, in TA;) a spear with a head affixed to it. (Msb.) Hence, A subterranean channel, or conduit, for water. (Mgh.) [And A pipe.] قَنَاةُ الكُوزِ The بُلْبُل [or spout] of the كوز [or mug], that pours forth the water. (M, K, in art. بل.) قَنَاةٌ, said to signify بَقَرَةٌ وَحْشِيَّةٌ: see فَنَاةٌ.

and ↓ قِنْوَةٌ Sheep, or goats, taken for oneself, gotten, or acquired, [for a permanent possession,] not for sale. (JK.)