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שן

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Hebrew

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שן בן אדם

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *šinn-. By surface analysis either derived from שָׁנַן (shanán, “to be sharp, to sharpen”) or a primitive word with no verbal root as its origin. Cognates include Arabic سِنّ (sinn), Akkadian 𒅗 (šinnum), Aramaic שִׁנָּא (šinā’), and Ge'ez ስን (sən).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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שֵׁן • (shen) f (plural indefinite שיניים / שִׁנַּיִם, singular construct שֵׁן־, plural construct שיני־ / שִׁנֵּי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. tooth
  2. clove (piece of garlic)

Declension

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Notes
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The dual form is used to refer to all teeth in the sense of having two rows of teeth.

Derived terms

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