سنا

See also: شنا

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س ن و (s n w)
6 terms

Verb

سَنَا • (sanā) I (non-past يَسْنُو (yasnū), verbal noun سَنْو (sanw) or سَنَاوَة (sanāwa))

1. to irrigate, to water
2. to bring up, to draw (water)
3. to shine, to luster, to gleam

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَنَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, full passive, verbal nouns سَنْو, سَنَاوَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						سَنْو, سَنَاوَة sanw, sanāwa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَانٍ sānin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَسْنُوّ masnuww
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	سَنَوْتُ sanawtu	سَنَوْتَ sanawta	سَنَا sanā		سَنَوْتُمَا sanawtumā	سَنَوَا sanawā		سَنَوْنَا sanawnā	سَنَوْتُمْ sanawtum	سَنَوْا sanaw
	f		سَنَوْتِ sanawti	سَنَتْ sanat			سَنَتَا sanatā			سَنَوْتُنَّ sanawtunna	سَنَوْنَ sanawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسْنُو ʔasnū	تَسْنُو tasnū	يَسْنُو yasnū		تَسْنُوَانِ tasnuwāni	يَسْنُوَانِ yasnuwāni		نَسْنُو nasnū	تَسْنُونَ tasnūna	يَسْنُونَ yasnūna
	f		تَسْنِينَ tasnīna	تَسْنُو tasnū			تَسْنُوَانِ tasnuwāni			تَسْنُونَ tasnūna	يَسْنُونَ yasnūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسْنُوَ ʔasnuwa	تَسْنُوَ tasnuwa	يَسْنُوَ yasnuwa		تَسْنُوَا tasnuwā	يَسْنُوَا yasnuwā		نَسْنُوَ nasnuwa	تَسْنُوا tasnū	يَسْنُوا yasnū
	f		تَسْنِي tasnī	تَسْنُوَ tasnuwa			تَسْنُوَا tasnuwā			تَسْنُونَ tasnūna	يَسْنُونَ yasnūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسْنُ ʔasnu	تَسْنُ tasnu	يَسْنُ yasnu		تَسْنُوَا tasnuwā	يَسْنُوَا yasnuwā		نَسْنُ nasnu	تَسْنُوا tasnū	يَسْنُوا yasnū
	f		تَسْنِي tasnī	تَسْنُ tasnu			تَسْنُوَا tasnuwā			تَسْنُونَ tasnūna	يَسْنُونَ yasnūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُسْنُ usnu			اُسْنُوَا usnuwā				اُسْنُوا usnū
	f		اُسْنِي usnī							اُسْنُونَ usnūna
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	سُنِيتُ sunītu	سُنِيتَ sunīta	سُنِيَ suniya		سُنِيتُمَا sunītumā	سُنِيَا suniyā		سُنِينَا sunīnā	سُنِيتُمْ sunītum	سُنُوا sunū
	f		سُنِيتِ sunīti	سُنِيَتْ suniyat			سُنِيَتَا suniyatā			سُنِيتُنَّ sunītunna	سُنِينَ sunīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسْنَى ʔusnā	تُسْنَى tusnā	يُسْنَى yusnā		تُسْنَيَانِ tusnayāni	يُسْنَيَانِ yusnayāni		نُسْنَى nusnā	تُسْنَوْنَ tusnawna	يُسْنَوْنَ yusnawna
	f		تُسْنَيْنَ tusnayna	تُسْنَى tusnā			تُسْنَيَانِ tusnayāni			تُسْنَيْنَ tusnayna	يُسْنَيْنَ yusnayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسْنَى ʔusnā	تُسْنَى tusnā	يُسْنَى yusnā		تُسْنَيَا tusnayā	يُسْنَيَا yusnayā		نُسْنَى nusnā	تُسْنَوْا tusnaw	يُسْنَوْا yusnaw
	f		تُسْنَيْ tusnay	تُسْنَى tusnā			تُسْنَيَا tusnayā			تُسْنَيْنَ tusnayna	يُسْنَيْنَ yusnayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسْنَ ʔusna	تُسْنَ tusna	يُسْنَ yusna		تُسْنَيَا tusnayā	يُسْنَيَا yusnayā		نُسْنَ nusna	تُسْنَوْا tusnaw	يُسْنَوْا yusnaw
	f		تُسْنَيْ tusnay	تُسْنَ tusna			تُسْنَيَا tusnayā			تُسْنَيْنَ tusnayna	يُسْنَيْنَ yusnayna

Verb

سَنَا • (sanā) I (non-past يَسْنُو (yasnū), verbal noun سَنَاء (sanāʔ))

1. to shine, to luster, to gleam

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَنَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, no passive, verbal noun سَنَاء)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						سَنَاء sanāʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَانٍ sānin
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	سَنَوْتُ sanawtu	سَنَوْتَ sanawta	سَنَا sanā		سَنَوْتُمَا sanawtumā	سَنَوَا sanawā		سَنَوْنَا sanawnā	سَنَوْتُمْ sanawtum	سَنَوْا sanaw
	f		سَنَوْتِ sanawti	سَنَتْ sanat			سَنَتَا sanatā			سَنَوْتُنَّ sanawtunna	سَنَوْنَ sanawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسْنُو ʔasnū	تَسْنُو tasnū	يَسْنُو yasnū		تَسْنُوَانِ tasnuwāni	يَسْنُوَانِ yasnuwāni		نَسْنُو nasnū	تَسْنُونَ tasnūna	يَسْنُونَ yasnūna
	f		تَسْنِينَ tasnīna	تَسْنُو tasnū			تَسْنُوَانِ tasnuwāni			تَسْنُونَ tasnūna	يَسْنُونَ yasnūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسْنُوَ ʔasnuwa	تَسْنُوَ tasnuwa	يَسْنُوَ yasnuwa		تَسْنُوَا tasnuwā	يَسْنُوَا yasnuwā		نَسْنُوَ nasnuwa	تَسْنُوا tasnū	يَسْنُوا yasnū
	f		تَسْنِي tasnī	تَسْنُوَ tasnuwa			تَسْنُوَا tasnuwā			تَسْنُونَ tasnūna	يَسْنُونَ yasnūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسْنُ ʔasnu	تَسْنُ tasnu	يَسْنُ yasnu		تَسْنُوَا tasnuwā	يَسْنُوَا yasnuwā		نَسْنُ nasnu	تَسْنُوا tasnū	يَسْنُوا yasnū
	f		تَسْنِي tasnī	تَسْنُ tasnu			تَسْنُوَا tasnuwā			تَسْنُونَ tasnūna	يَسْنُونَ yasnūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُسْنُ usnu			اُسْنُوَا usnuwā				اُسْنُوا usnū
	f		اُسْنِي usnī							اُسْنُونَ usnūna

Noun

سَنًا • (sanan) m (construct state سَنَا (sanā))

1. shine, luster, gleam
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:43:

     أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَٰهَ يُزْجِي سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِهِ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِن بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُ عَن مَّن يَشَاءُ ۖ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِ يَذْهَبُ بِالْأَبْصَارِ

     ʔalam tara ʔanna llāha yuzjī saḥāban ṯumma yuʔallifu baynahu ṯumma yajʕaluhu rukāman fatarā l-wadqa yaḵruju min ḵilālihi wayunazzilu mina s-samāʔi min jibālin fīhā min baradin fayuṣību bihi man yašāʔu wayaṣrifuhu ʕan man yašāʔu yakādu sanā barqihi yaḏhabu bi-l-ʔabṣāri

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun سَنًا (sanan)

singular	singular in ـًا (-an)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَنَا sanā	السَّنَا as-sanā	سَنَا sanā
nominative	سَنًا sanan	السَّنَا as-sanā	سَنَا sanā
accusative	سَنًا sanan	السَّنَا as-sanā	سَنَا sanā
genitive	سَنًا sanan	السَّنَا as-sanā	سَنَا sanā

Etymology 2

• From the root س ن و (s n w) meaning "to be splendid or bright", "to be more intense in color"; as the flower is often mixed with حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ, “henna”) to strengthen its shade; compare cognates Hebrew שָׁנִי (shaní, “scarlet, crimson”), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎐 (ṯn, “dyed scarlet”), Akkadian 𒅆𒉌𒌈 (šinītum, “dyeing a textile”).
• From Proto-Semitic *šinn- (“tooth”) originally applied to thorn-bushes, but more generally to any bush or bramble; compare Classical Syriac ܣܢܝܐ and Hebrew סנה.

Noun

سَنَا • (sanā) m

1. senna

Declension

Declension of noun سَنَا (sanā)

singular	singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَنَا sanā	السَّنَا as-sanā	سَنَا sanā
nominative	سَنَا sanā	السَّنَا as-sanā	سَنَا sanā
accusative	سَنَا sanā	السَّنَا as-sanā	سَنَا sanā
genitive	سَنَا sanā	السَّنَا as-sanā	سَنَا sanā

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833), “سنا”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 367
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), “سنا”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1154
• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “سنا”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1448.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic سِنًّا (sinnan), adverbial accusative of سِنّ (sinn).

Adverb

سنا • (sinnen)

1. at the age of

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sinnen”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “سنا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[3] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 693

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sénat.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.nɒ́ː]

Readings
Iranian reading?	senâ

Noun

سنا • (senâ)

1. senate

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (suṇṇa), from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty”). Cognate with Urdu سُونا (sūnā) and Saraiki سُن٘ڄا (suṉǰā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /sʊn.nː/, [sʊ̃n.näː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

سُنّا • (sunnā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੁੰਨਾ) (dialectal)

1. alternative form of سُن٘جا (suṉjā, “desolate; deserted; empty; lonely”)

Declension

Declension of سنا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	سُنّا (sunnā)	سُنّے (sunne)		سُنّی (sunnī)	سُنِّیاں (sunniyāṉ)
oblique	سُنّے (sunne)	سُنّیاں (sunneyāṉ)		سُنّی (sunnī)	سُنِّیاں (sunniyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “سُنّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਸੁੰਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śūnyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 728

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit [Term?].

Adverb

سنا • (sanā) (Hindi spelling सना)

1. always
2. ever
3. continually

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سَنَا (sanā).

Noun

سنا • (sanā) m (Hindi spelling सना)

1. senna