He kept to the sense of shame, or modesty; (S, K;) he preserved it: and i. q.اِسْتَحْيَى: and ↓اِسْتَقْنَىhe kept to [or preserved] his sense of shame, or modesty. (TA.)
2.
قَنَا غَنَمًا, and ↓اِقْتَنَى, He took for himself, got, or acquired, sheep, or goats [for a permanent possession], not for sale. (JK.)
3.
قَنَا, aorist يَقْنُو, verbal noun قُنُوٌّ; a dialect var. of قَنَأَ, q. v. (TA.)