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שמן

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Aramaic

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Verb

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שמן (transliteration needed)

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

Hebrew

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Root
שׁ־מ־ן (sh-m-n)
11 terms

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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

  1. oil (Liquid fat)
  2. (specifically) cooking oil
Declension
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Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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שֻׁמָּן (shumánm (plural indefinite שֻׁמָּנִים)

  1. defective spelling of שומן

Verb

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שֻׁמַּן (shumán) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of שומן

Pronunciation 3

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Verb

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שָׁמַן (shamán) (pa'al construction)

  1. To grow or become fat, such as by overeating.
  2. To be fat.
Conjugation
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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 אֶשְׁמַן נִשְׁמַן
second תִּשְׁמַן תִּשְׁמְנִי תִּשְׁמְנוּ תִּשְׁמַנָּה2
third יִשְׁמַן תִּשְׁמַן יִשְׁמְנוּ תִּשְׁמַנָּה2
imperative positive שְׁמַן שִׁמְנִי שִׁמְנוּ שְׁמַנָּה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced שָׁמַנְתֶּם and שָׁמַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References
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  • "שמן" in the Verb Conjugation Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Pronunciation 4

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Etymology

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Compare Arabic سَمِين (samīn).

Adjective

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

  1. fat, chubby
  2. oily, greasy
Antonyms
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Derived terms
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Pronunciation 5

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Verb

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שִׁמֵּן (shimén) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שימן