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كِنٌّ

Root: كن

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كِنٌّ A place of retreat or concealment; such as a cave, and an excavated house or chamber: see بَرٌّ.
2 كِنٌّ The shelter of a wall: see دِفْءٌ.
3 A thing that serves for veiling, covering, or protecting. See ظِلٌّ, where I have thus rendered it.
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