שמן

Aramaic

Verb

שמן • (transliteration needed)

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

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ן (sh-m-n)

Pronunciation 1

• 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

• IPA^(key): /ʃuˈman/

Noun

שֻׁמָּן • (shumán) m (plural indefinite שֻׁמָּנִים)

1. defective spelling of שומן.

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /ʃaˈman/

Verb

שָׁמַן • (shamán) (pa'al construction)

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

Pronunciation 4

Etymology

Compare Arabic سمين

Adjective

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

1. fat, chubby
2. oily, greasy

Antonyms

• (chubby): רָזֶה

Derived terms

• שְׁמַנְמַן