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kināyat, s.f. = P كنایہ kināya, s.m. (for A. كنایة kināyat, inf. n. of كنی 'to call by a significant name'), Allusion; metaphor, trope, figure, metonymy; a nickname; an ironical expression; innuendo; sarcasm, taunt, jeer, banter; a wink, nod, hint, sign (syn. ishāra).
Origin: Persian