CAL: kntˀ

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kntˀ n.f./m. winding structure; wicker basket

(arch.) winding structure

JLAtg, Syr

TgJ 1K7:31↗ וֻפֻמֵיה סְגַלגַל עוֹבָד כַנְתָא‏wupumeyh səgalgal ˁowbād kanətāˀܘܽܦܽܡܹܝܗ ܣܓܲܠܓܲܠ ܥܘܿܘܒܵܕ ܟܲܢܬܵܐ‏ܘܽܦܽܡܹܝܗ ܣܓܲܠܓܲܠ ܥܘܿܘܒܵܕ ܟܲܢܬܵܐ‏wupumeyh səgalgal ˁowbād kanətāˀוֻפֻמֵיה סְגַלגַל עוֹבָד כַנְתָא‏ܘܽܦܽܡܹܝܗ ܣܓܲܠܓܲܠ ܥܘܿܘܒܵܕ ܟܲܢܬܵܐ‏ܘܽܦܽܡܹܝܗ ܣܓܲܠܓܲܠ ܥܘܿܘܒܵܕ ܟܲܢܬܵܐ‏ : its opening was round winding work

(1)

circular base

JLAtg, Syr

TgJ Amos5:2↗ נֲפַלַת וְלָא תוֹסֵיף לִמקָם כַנְתָא‏nəapalat wəlāˀ towseyp limqām kanətāˀܢܲܦܲܠܲܬ ܘܠܵܐ ܬܘܿܘܣܹܝܦ ܠܼܡܩܵܡ ܟܲܢܬܵܐ‏ܢܲܦܲܠܲܬ ܘܠܵܐ ܬܘܿܘܣܹܝܦ ܠܼܡܩܵܡ ܟܲܢܬܵܐ‏nəapalat wəlāˀ towseyp limqām kanətāˀנֲפַלַת וְלָא תוֹסֵיף לִמקָם כַנְתָא‏ܢܲܦܲܠܲܬ ܘܠܵܐ ܬܘܿܘܣܹܝܦ ܠܼܡܩܵܡ ܟܲܢܬܵܐ‏ܢܲܦܲܠܲܬ ܘܠܵܐ ܬܘܿܘܣܹܝܦ ܠܼܡܩܵܡ ܟܲܢܬܵܐ‏ : she has fallen and will not agains stand up straight (var. : on a ..., for one year!) [thus highly dubious] †

(1)

base (?), category (?)

Man

wicker basket

Syr, JBA, Man

BT Ket 105b(43)↗ כנתא דגלדני‏kntˀ dgldnyܟܢܬܐ ܕܓܠܕܢܝ‏ܟܢܬܐ ܕܓܠܕܢܝ‏kntˀ dgldnyכנתא דגלדני‏ܟܢܬܐ ܕܓܠܕܢܝ‏ܟܢܬܐ ܕܓܠܕܢܝ‏ : a basket of g'-fish

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a ritual container, wrapping cloth

Man

Coronation 564↗ unauqar tagẖ unatna kinta udrabša uniṣibẖ lrbẖ bhanatẖ iuma : he should give honor to his headdress (a ritual act), put away the k' and the banner and baptize his master on that day

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This is probably the same word as knt #3 "ileum", with the basic meaning of "winding around" for both. The origin may be Akkadian kamdu from the root kamādu "to weave cloth in a certain way".
Others (see PSm) take the JLA architectural usage to be the same as kn "base".

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 590aJastrow: 652Drower/Macuch: 214b, 214a, 215aPayne-Smith: 1761J. Payne-Smith: 220Levy Ch-W: 1:370