H3670 כָּנַף kânaph → Root
16 languagesRoot of the כנף kânaph family (2 members).
To be separated, withdrawn, or removed; in the reflexive or passive sense, indicating withdrawal or removal to one side, or being excluded/separated from a group or place. The root can also indicate the act of covering or hiding oneself (in some related forms), but this sense is not strongly attested for the qal/root form.
Etymology
Root: כ-נ-ף (כנף). The basic root meaning is 'to project' or 'wing' (as in 'edge' or 'extremity'), but this verbal form is likely derived from the sense of 'moving to the side' or 'withdrawing to the edge.'
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichewa | -kana | refuse | ||
| Chokwe | kana | to avoid | -kan- | |
| Kaonde | -kana | refuse | ||
| Kikongo | -kana | refuse, deny | ||
| Kimbundu | -kana | avoid, abstain | ||
| Kinyarwanda | -kwanga | refuse (related development) | ||
| Kirundi | -kwanga | refuse | ||
| Lingala | -kana | refuse | ||
| Luba | -kana | reject | ||
| Luganda | -kana | refuse | ||
| Lunda | -kana | refuse | ||
| Luvale | kana | to avoid | -kan- | |
| Shona | -ramba | refuse (different root but similar semantic space) | ||
| Swahili | -kana | deny, refuse | ||
| Umbundu | okana | to avoid | -kan- | |
| Zulu | -ala | neg. refusal forms differ |
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H3671
כָּנָף
kânâph
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A physical or metaphorical wing, edge, or extremity. In literal usage, chiefly denotes the wing of a bird or other flyin