קְנֵי ², קְנֵי, קְנָא II ch. same Targ. Gen. XXXI, 18. Targ. Y. ib. XLVII, 23; a. fr.—Keth. 82ᵇ דקְנָאִי ודקָנִינָא which I have acquired (own), and which I may acquire in the future. B. Bath. 44ᵇ דאִיקְנֵי קנה וכ׳ if the document reads ‘that which I may obtain’ (shall be seizable for my debt), and be bought and sold again …, it cannot be seized; ib. 157ᵃ. Ib. 168ᵃ אסמכתא קַנְיָא, v. אַסְמַכְתָּא. B. Mets. 66ᵇ וא"ל קְנִי קְנֵי and he said to him, take possession (of the collateral, I shall not redeem it), he has obtained it. Ib. כל דְּאִי לא קָנֵי an obligation with an ‘if’ (conditional forfeiture) gives no title; a. v. fr.—Ḥull. 77ᵃ דקני, דקנא, דקנה, v. רִירָא.
    Af. - אַקְנֵי 1) to make one a bondman. Targ. Zech. XIII, 5. —2) to give possession, sell. Targ. II Chr. XXI, 3.—B. Bath. 44ᵇ אי א׳ … אגב וכ׳ if he gave him possession of movable chattel by dint of immovables jointly sold (v. אַגַּב) &c. B. Mets. 72ᵃ אַקְנְיֵיה לבנו וכ׳ he signed it over to his minor son. Kidd. 7ᵃ מַקְנְיָא נפשה she may give possession of herself (become his wife); a. fr.
    Ithpe. - אִיקְּנֵי to be obtained, acquired. B. Bath. 77ᵃ מִיקְּנִין (Rashb. מִיקְּנוּ), v. מִילָּא II.