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سن

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See also: شن

Arabic

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Root
س ن ن (s n n)
9 terms

Etymology 1

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Etymologically related to سن (sinn, tooth, sense 3); also compare the letter ش (š).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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سَنَّ (sanna) I (non-past يَسُنُّ (yasunnu), verbal noun سَنّ (sann))

  1. to sharpen, to whet, to hone, to grind
  2. to mold, to shape, to form
  3. to prescribe, to introduce, to enact
  4. to institute, to establish a method
Conjugation
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Conjugation of سَنَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun سَنّ)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
سَنّ
sann
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
سَانّ
sānn
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَسْنُون
masnūn
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m سَنَنْتُ
sanantu
سَنَنْتَ
sananta
سَنَّ
sanna
سَنَنْتُمَا
sanantumā
سَنَّا
sannā
سَنَنَّا
sanannā
سَنَنْتُمْ
sanantum
سَنُّوا
sannū
f سَنَنْتِ
sananti
سَنَّتْ
sannat
سَنَّتَا
sannatā
سَنَنْتُنَّ
sanantunna
سَنَنَّ
sananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَسُنُّ
ʔasunnu
تَسُنُّ
tasunnu
يَسُنُّ
yasunnu
تَسُنَّانِ
tasunnāni
يَسُنَّانِ
yasunnāni
نَسُنُّ
nasunnu
تَسُنُّونَ
tasunnūna
يَسُنُّونَ
yasunnūna
f تَسُنِّينَ
tasunnīna
تَسُنُّ
tasunnu
تَسُنَّانِ
tasunnāni
تَسْنُنَّ
tasnunna
يَسْنُنَّ
yasnunna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَسُنَّ
ʔasunna
تَسُنَّ
tasunna
يَسُنَّ
yasunna
تَسُنَّا
tasunnā
يَسُنَّا
yasunnā
نَسُنَّ
nasunna
تَسُنُّوا
tasunnū
يَسُنُّوا
yasunnū
f تَسُنِّي
tasunnī
تَسُنَّ
tasunna
تَسُنَّا
tasunnā
تَسْنُنَّ
tasnunna
يَسْنُنَّ
yasnunna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَسُنَّ, أَسُنِّ, أَسْنُنْ
ʔasunna, ʔasunni, ʔasnun
تَسُنَّ, تَسُنِّ, تَسْنُنْ
tasunna, tasunni, tasnun
يَسُنَّ, يَسُنِّ, يَسْنُنْ
yasunna, yasunni, yasnun
تَسُنَّا
tasunnā
يَسُنَّا
yasunnā
نَسُنَّ, نَسُنِّ, نَسْنُنْ
nasunna, nasunni, nasnun
تَسُنُّوا
tasunnū
يَسُنُّوا
yasunnū
f تَسُنِّي
tasunnī
تَسُنَّ, تَسُنِّ, تَسْنُنْ
tasunna, tasunni, tasnun
تَسُنَّا
tasunnā
تَسْنُنَّ
tasnunna
يَسْنُنَّ
yasnunna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m سُنَّ, سُنِّ, اُسْنُنْ
sunna, sunni, usnun
سُنَّا
sunnā
سُنُّوا
sunnū
f سُنِّي
sunnī
اُسْنُنَّ
usnunna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m سُنِنْتُ
sunintu
سُنِنْتَ
suninta
سُنَّ
sunna
سُنِنْتُمَا
sunintumā
سُنَّا
sunnā
سُنِنَّا
suninnā
سُنِنْتُمْ
sunintum
سُنُّوا
sunnū
f سُنِنْتِ
suninti
سُنَّتْ
sunnat
سُنَّتَا
sunnatā
سُنِنْتُنَّ
sunintunna
سُنِنَّ
suninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُسَنُّ
ʔusannu
تُسَنُّ
tusannu
يُسَنُّ
yusannu
تُسَنَّانِ
tusannāni
يُسَنَّانِ
yusannāni
نُسَنُّ
nusannu
تُسَنُّونَ
tusannūna
يُسَنُّونَ
yusannūna
f تُسَنِّينَ
tusannīna
تُسَنُّ
tusannu
تُسَنَّانِ
tusannāni
تُسْنَنَّ
tusnanna
يُسْنَنَّ
yusnanna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُسَنَّ
ʔusanna
تُسَنَّ
tusanna
يُسَنَّ
yusanna
تُسَنَّا
tusannā
يُسَنَّا
yusannā
نُسَنَّ
nusanna
تُسَنُّوا
tusannū
يُسَنُّوا
yusannū
f تُسَنِّي
tusannī
تُسَنَّ
tusanna
تُسَنَّا
tusannā
تُسْنَنَّ
tusnanna
يُسْنَنَّ
yusnanna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُسَنَّ, أُسَنِّ, أُسْنَنْ
ʔusanna, ʔusanni, ʔusnan
تُسَنَّ, تُسَنِّ, تُسْنَنْ
tusanna, tusanni, tusnan
يُسَنَّ, يُسَنِّ, يُسْنَنْ
yusanna, yusanni, yusnan
تُسَنَّا
tusannā
يُسَنَّا
yusannā
نُسَنَّ, نُسَنِّ, نُسْنَنْ
nusanna, nusanni, nusnan
تُسَنُّوا
tusannū
يُسَنُّوا
yusannū
f تُسَنِّي
tusannī
تُسَنَّ, تُسَنِّ, تُسْنَنْ
tusanna, tusanni, tusnan
تُسَنَّا
tusannā
تُسْنَنَّ
tusnanna
يُسْنَنَّ
yusnanna

Etymology 2

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Verbal noun of سَنَّ (sanna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سَنّ (sannm

  1. verbal noun of سَنَّ (sanna) (form I)
  2. prescription, introduction, enactment
Declension
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Declension of noun سَنّ (sann)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سَنّ
sann
السَّنّ
as-sann
سَنّ
sann
nominative سَنٌّ
sannun
السَّنُّ
as-sannu
سَنُّ
sannu
accusative سَنًّا
sannan
السَّنَّ
as-sanna
سَنَّ
sanna
genitive سَنٍّ
sannin
السَّنِّ
as-sanni
سَنِّ
sanni

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Semitic *šinn-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒅗 (šinnum), Aramaic שנא (šinā’), Ge'ez ስን (sən), and Hebrew שֵׁן (shén).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sinn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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سِنّ (sinnf (plural أَسْنَان (ʔasnān) or أَسِنَّة (ʔasinna) or أَسُنّ (ʔasunn))

  1. tooth, tusk, fang
    أُنَظِّفُ أَسْنَانِيʔunaẓẓifu ʔasnānīI am brushing my teeth
  2. point or tip
  3. a spearhead or arrowhead
  4. age (years of life)
  5. cog, sprocket, prong
Declension
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Declension of noun سِنّ (sinn)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سِنّ
sinn
السِّنّ
as-sinn
سِنّ
sinn
nominative سِنٌّ
sinnun
السِّنُّ
as-sinnu
سِنُّ
sinnu
accusative سِنًّا
sinnan
السِّنَّ
as-sinna
سِنَّ
sinna
genitive سِنٍّ
sinnin
السِّنِّ
as-sinni
سِنِّ
sinni
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سِنَّيْن
sinnayn
السِّنَّيْن
as-sinnayn
سِنَّيْ
sinnay
nominative سِنَّانِ
sinnāni
السِّنَّانِ
as-sinnāni
سِنَّا
sinnā
accusative سِنَّيْنِ
sinnayni
السِّنَّيْنِ
as-sinnayni
سِنَّيْ
sinnay
genitive سِنَّيْنِ
sinnayni
السِّنَّيْنِ
as-sinnayni
سِنَّيْ
sinnay
plural basic broken plural triptote‎;
broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal أَسْنَان‎; أَسِنَّة‎; أَسُنّ
ʔasnān‎; ʔasinna‎; ʔasunn
الْأَسْنَان‎; الْأَسِنَّة‎; الْأَسُنّ
al-ʔasnān‎; al-ʔasinna‎; al-ʔasunn
أَسْنَان‎; أَسِنَّة‎; أَسُنّ
ʔasnān‎; ʔasinnat‎; ʔasunn
nominative أَسْنَانٌ‎; أَسِنَّةٌ‎; أَسُنٌّ
ʔasnānun‎; ʔasinnatun‎; ʔasunnun
الْأَسْنَانُ‎; الْأَسِنَّةُ‎; الْأَسُنُّ
al-ʔasnānu‎; al-ʔasinnatu‎; al-ʔasunnu
أَسْنَانُ‎; أَسِنَّةُ‎; أَسُنُّ
ʔasnānu‎; ʔasinnatu‎; ʔasunnu
accusative أَسْنَانًا‎; أَسِنَّةً‎; أَسُنًّا
ʔasnānan‎; ʔasinnatan‎; ʔasunnan
الْأَسْنَانَ‎; الْأَسِنَّةَ‎; الْأَسُنَّ
al-ʔasnāna‎; al-ʔasinnata‎; al-ʔasunna
أَسْنَانَ‎; أَسِنَّةَ‎; أَسُنَّ
ʔasnāna‎; ʔasinnata‎; ʔasunna
genitive أَسْنَانٍ‎; أَسِنَّةٍ‎; أَسُنٍّ
ʔasnānin‎; ʔasinnatin‎; ʔasunnin
الْأَسْنَانِ‎; الْأَسِنَّةِ‎; الْأَسُنِّ
al-ʔasnāni‎; al-ʔasinnati‎; al-ʔasunni
أَسْنَانِ‎; أَسِنَّةِ‎; أَسُنِّ
ʔasnāni‎; ʔasinnati‎; ʔasunni
Descendants
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  • Gulf Arabic: سِنّ (senn)
  • Maltese: sinna
  • Moroccan Arabic: سنة (sanna)
  • South Levantine Arabic: سن (sinn)

References

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Azerbaijani

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Pronoun

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سن

  1. Arabic spelling of sən (you (singular))

Chagatai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *sen (thou).

Pronoun

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سن (sän)

  1. you (singular, familiar), thou

Declension

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Karakhanid

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *sen (thou). Cognate with Turkish sen (you), -sin (second person singular suffix), Old Turkic 𐰾𐰤 (sen, you).

Pronoun

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سَنْ (sen)

  1. thou; you
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Postposition

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سَنْ (sen)

  1. Denotes "to be" for second person singular when at the end of an object; are.
  2. Denotes second person singular after various tenses.

Usage notes

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  • It can be said that the postposition acts as a suffix.

Khalaj

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Pronoun

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سَن (sən) (definite accusative مه‌نۆ, plural سیز)

  1. Arabic spelling of sən (you (singular), thou)

See also

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Old Anatolian Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Common Turkic *sen, from oblique forms of Proto-Turkic *sẹ.

Pronoun

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سَنْ (sän)

  1. thou, you (second person singular pronoun)

Descendants

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *sen.

Pronoun

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سن (sen)

  1. you (singular), thou
Declension
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Declension of سن
singular plural
nominative سن (sen) سز (siz)
genitive سنڭ (seniñ) سزڭ (siziñ)
dative سڭا (saña) سزه (size)
definite accusative سنی (seni) سزی (sizi)
locative سنده (sende) سزده (sizde)
ablative سندن (senden) سزدن (sizden)
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic سِنّ (sinn).

Noun

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سن (sinn)

  1. tooth
  2. age

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from French Seine.

Proper noun

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سن (Sen)

  1. the Seine
Descendants
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Persian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic سِنّ (sinn).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sinn, sin
Dari reading? sinn, sin
Iranian reading? senn, sen
Tajik reading? sin

Noun

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Dari سنّ
Iranian Persian
Tajik син

سِنّ (senn)

  1. age

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French scène.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سِن (sen)

  1. (Iran) stage
    Synonym: صحنه (sahne)

Etymology 3

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Possibly cognate with Proto-Slavic *sěno.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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سن (san)

  1. (archaic) ivy

Etymology 4

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Borrowed from French Seine.

Proper noun

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سن (sen)

  1. (Iran) the Seine (French river)

Punjabi

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Verb

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سُݨ (suṇ)

  1. inflection of سُݨݨا (suṇṇā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular familiar imperative

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic سِنّ (sinn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سن (sinnm (plural سنان (snān))

  1. tooth
    فرشاية السنانfuršāyet is-snāntoothbrush
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سن (sinn), from Arabic سِنّ (sinn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سِن (sinm (Hindi spelling सिन)

  1. age
    Synonym: عمر (ʾumar)

References

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  • سن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • سن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.