Kinuy (כינוי) means nickname in Hebrew.
It can also mean moniker and alias. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
nickname, moniker, alias
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kinuy.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם בלתי רשמי או משני או ביטוי המשמש לציון אדם, קבוצה,אלוקות או חפץ בנוסף לשם הרשמי או הראשי שלו.
The word Kinuy is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּנּוּי
- Written without vowel points
- כינוי
- Said
- kinuy
- Root
- כ־נ־ה
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- כִּנּוּיִים
- Inflections
- ר' כִּנּוּיִים, כִּנּוּיֵי־
- Gematria
- 96
This is how Kinuy is said in other languages.
- English
- nickname, moniker, alias
- Arabic
- لقب, كنية
- Russian
- кличка, про́звище
- French
- sobriquet
- Spanish
- apodo, mote
- German
- Spitzname
- Yiddish
- צונאמען
These words mean nearly the same as Kinuy.
These words rhyme with Kinuy.
The word Kinuy is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כינוי גוף
- כינוי גנאי
- כינוי זיקה
- כינוי חבור
- כינוי חוזר
- כינוי חיבה
- כינוי מושא
- כינוי ספרותי
- כינוי סתמי
- כינוי פרוד
- כינוי קניין
- כינוי רמז
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The word Kinuy comes from the root כ־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kinuy in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kinuy.
What does Kinuy (כינוי) mean in Hebrew?
Kinuy (כינוי) means nickname, moniker, and alias. It is said kinuy, with the stress on nuy.
What is a synonym for Kinuy (כינוי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kinuy (כינוי) are שם and ניק.
What rhymes with Kinuy (כינוי)?
Words that rhyme with Kinuy (כינוי) include שינוי, גלוי, ביטוי, תלוי, ראוי, and רצוי.
Is Kinuy (כינוי) masculine or feminine?
The word Kinuy (כינוי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כִּנּוּיִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כנוי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.