سنان

Arabic

Root
س ن ن (s n n)
9 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.naːn/

Noun

سِنَان • (sinān) m (plural أَسِنَّة (ʔasinna))

1. spearhead, the iron on a lance or javelin

   Synonym: سِنّ (sinn)

2. whetstone

   Synonym: مِسَنّ (misann)

Declension

Declension of noun سِنَان (sinān)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِنَان sinān	السِّنَان as-sinān	سِنَان sinān
nominative	سِنَانٌ sinānun	السِّنَانُ as-sinānu	سِنَانُ sinānu
accusative	سِنَانًا sinānan	السِّنَانَ as-sināna	سِنَانَ sināna
genitive	سِنَانٍ sinānin	السِّنَانِ as-sināni	سِنَانِ sināni
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِنَانَيْن sinānayn	السِّنَانَيْن as-sinānayn	سِنَانَيْ sinānay
nominative	سِنَانَانِ sinānāni	السِّنَانَانِ as-sinānāni	سِنَانَا sinānā
accusative	سِنَانَيْنِ sinānayni	السِّنَانَيْنِ as-sinānayni	سِنَانَيْ sinānay
genitive	سِنَانَيْنِ sinānayni	السِّنَانَيْنِ as-sinānayni	سِنَانَيْ sinānay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَسِنَّة ʔasinna	الْأَسِنَّة al-ʔasinna	أَسِنَّة ʔasinnat
nominative	أَسِنَّةٌ ʔasinnatun	الْأَسِنَّةُ al-ʔasinnatu	أَسِنَّةُ ʔasinnatu
accusative	أَسِنَّةً ʔasinnatan	الْأَسِنَّةَ al-ʔasinnata	أَسِنَّةَ ʔasinnata
genitive	أَسِنَّةٍ ʔasinnatin	الْأَسِنَّةِ al-ʔasinnati	أَسِنَّةِ ʔasinnati

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِنَان (sinān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /si.ˈnaːn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.nɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.nɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪ.nɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.nɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.nɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.nɔn]

• Rhymes: -aːn

Readings
Classical reading?	sinān
Dari reading?	sinān
Iranian reading?	senân
Tajik reading?	sinon

Noun

سنان • (senân)

1. spearhead, the iron on a lance or javelin or other weapon
2. spear, lance, javelin

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “سنان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary (overall work in English), London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Wolff, Fritz (1935), Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 526