كنت
1 كَنَتَ فِى خَلْقِهِ, (aor.كَنُتَ, inf. n. كَنْتٌ, TK,) He (a man) was strong in his make. (IAar, TS, K.) A2: كَنِتَ, aor. ـَ It (a skin, TA) became foul with the grease of milk [and so retained the water, or milk, well]; syn. حَشِنَ: (TS, and SM's copy of the K: in the CK and a MS. copy of the K, خَشُنَ: in another copy of the K, حَسُنَ.) 8 اكتنت He was lowly; humble; submissive. (K.) [See اِقْتَنَتَ.] b2: He was content, or well pleased; acquiesced. (K.) كُنْتٌ: see كُنْتِىٌّ.
سِقَاءٌ كَنِيتٌ [as also قَنِيتٌ] A skin that retains [the water, or milk,] well. (K.) كُنْتِىٌّ Strong; robust. (Ibn-Buzruj, K.) An epithet applied to a man. (Ibn-Buzruj.) Formed from كُنْتُ “ I was ” because an old man speaks of himself in time past saying كُنْتُ كَذَا وَكُنْتُ كَذَا. (MF.) b2: Also, [and ↓ كُنْتٌ, as implied in the TA, and in the S in art., عجن,] and ↓ كُنْتُنِىٌّ, i. q. كَبِيرٌ [app. Great in age; old: aged]. (Az, K.) A poet says, وَمَا كُنْتُ كُنْتِيًّا وَمَا كُنْتُ عَاجِنًا وَشَرُّ الرِّجَالِ الكُنْتُنِىُّ وَعَاجِنُ [And I was not old, nor was I one who raised himself from the ground by the help of his hands: and the worst of men is the old, and one who raises himself so]. (TA.) كُنْتَنِىٌّ: see كُنْتِىُّ.
