שמן

Aramaic

Verb

שמן • (transliteration needed)

1. to ripen, to mature
2. to be fat

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ן‎ (š-m-n)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

Pronunciation 1

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.men/

Noun

שֶׁמֶן • (shémen) m (plural indefinite שְׁמָנִים‎, singular construct שֶׁמֶן־, plural construct שַׁמְנֵי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Oil: any of various hydrophobic liquids with low external friction.
2. Specifically, cooking oil.

Declension

Declension of שֶׁמֶן

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	שֶׁמֶן	first	שֶׁמֶנִי‎		שֶׁמֶנֵנוּ‎
	definite	הַשֶּׁמֶן‎	second	שֶׁמֶנְךָ‎	שֶׁמֶנֵךְ‎	שֶׁמֶנְכֶם‎	שֶׁמֶנְכֶן‎
	construct	שֶׁמֶן־	third	שֶׁמֶנוֹ‎	שֶׁמֶנָהּ‎	שֶׁמֶנָם‎	שֶׁמֶנָן‎
plural	indefinite	שְׁמָנִים‎	first	שמניי / שְׁמָנַי‎		שְׁמָנֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַשְּׁמָנִים‎	second	שְׁמָנֶיךָ‎	שמנייך / שְׁמָנַיִךְ‎	שַׁמְנֵיכֶם‎	שַׁמְנֵיכֶן‎
	construct	שַׁמְנֵי־‎	third	שְׁמָנָיו‎	שְׁמָנֶיהָ‎	שַׁמְנֵיהֶם‎	שַׁמְנֵיהֶן‎

Pronunciation 2

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈman/

Noun

שֻׁמָּן • (shumán) m (plural indefinite שֻׁמָּנִים‎)

1. defective spelling of שומן‎.

Pronunciation 3

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈman/

Verb

שָׁמַן • (shamán) (pa'al construction)

1. To grow or become fat, such as by overeating.
2. To be fat.

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁמַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לשמון / לִשְׁמֹן‎ action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שָׁמַנְתִּי‎		שָׁמַנּוּ‎
	second	שָׁמַנְתָּ‎	שָׁמַנְתְּ‎	שְׁמַנְתֶּם‎1	שְׁמַנְתֶּן‎1
	third	שָׁמַן	שָׁמְנָה‎	שָׁמְנוּ‎
present		שָׁמֵן	שְׁמֵנָה‎	שְׁמֵנִים‎	שְׁמֵנוֹת‎
future	first	אשמון / אֶשְׁמֹן‎		נשמון / נִשְׁמֹן‎
	second	תשמון / תִּשְׁמֹן‎	תִּשְׁמְנִי‎	תִּשְׁמְנוּ‎	תשמונה / תִּשְׁמֹנָּה‎2
	third	ישמון / יִשְׁמֹן‎	תשמון / תִּשְׁמֹן‎	יִשְׁמְנוּ‎	תשמונה / תִּשְׁמֹנָּה‎2
imperative		שמון / שְׁמֹן‎	שִׁמְנִי‎	שִׁמְנוּ‎	שמונה / שְׁמֹנָּה‎2
notes		Pronounced שָׁמַנְתֶּם‎ and שָׁמַנְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Pronunciation 4

Etymology

Compare Arabic سَمِين‎ (samīn).

Adjective

שָׁמֵן • (shamén) (feminine שְׁמֵנָה‎, masculine plural שְׁמֵנִים‎, feminine plural שְׁמֵנוֹת‎)

1. fat, chubby
2. oily, greasy

Antonyms

• (chubby): רָזֶה‎

Derived terms

• שְׁמַנְמַן‎

Pronunciation 5

Verb

שִׁמֵּן • (shimén) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שימן‎