kinah

noun

ki·​nah

variants or less commonly qinah

kēˈnä

plural kinoth or kinot also qinoth or qinot

-nōt(h)

1

: a Hebrew elegy chanted traditionally on the Ninth of Ab

2

: a dirge or lament especially as sung by Jewish professional mourning women

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew qīnāh dirge, lamentation

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