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kunya

kunya noun: an epithet in Arabic names, typically deriving from the name of the bearer's first-born son.

Noun

kunya (plural kunyas)

  1. An epithet in Arabic names, typically deriving from the name of the bearer's first-born son.

Forms of kunya

pluralkunyas

Origin of kunya

Borrowed from Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya).

Questions about kunya

What does kunya mean?
Kunya means an epithet in Arabic names, typically deriving from the name of the bearer's first-born son.
What part of speech is kunya?
Kunya is a noun.
What is the plural of kunya?
The plural of kunya is kunyas.

Words near kunya in the dictionary

  1. Kuntz
  2. Kuntzes
  3. Kuntzman
  4. Kuntzmans
  5. Kununurra
  6. kunya
  7. kunyas
  8. Kunza
  9. Kunze
  10. Kunzes
  11. kunzite

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