كنى

Verb

 * 1) indicate something metonymically, allude, refer to something in a veiled way
 * 2) to call someone by a nickname, to give them a nickname
 * 3)  to bear a nickname

Verb

 * 1) to designate with kunya, to nickname [+ transitive (object)] as [+ transitive or بِ (object)]

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to call someone by their last name