سنت

See also: سنة‎ and سنہ‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sant/

Noun

سَنْت • (sant) m

1. cent

Declension

Declension of noun سَنْت (sant)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَنْت sant	السَّنْت‎ as-sant	سَنْت sant
Nominative	سَنْتٌ santun	السَّنْتُ‎ as-santu	سَنْتُ santu
Accusative	سَنْتًا‎ santan	السَّنْتَ‎ as-santa	سَنْتَ santa
Genitive	سَنْتٍ santin	السَّنْتِ‎ as-santi	سَنْتِ santi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /san.nat/
• IPA^(key): /sun.nat/

Verb

سَنَّتْ • (sannat) (form I)

1. third-person feminine singular past active of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)

Verb

سُنَّتْ • (sunnat) (form I)

1. third-person feminine singular past passive of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة‎ (sunna).

Noun

سنت • (sünnet)

1. (Islam) Sunna
2. (Islam) circumcision (excising foreskin from penis)

Derived terms

• سنت ایتمك‎ (sünnet etmek)
• سنت اولمق‎ (sünnet olmak)
• سنتجی‎ (sünnetci)
• سنتلو‎ (sünnetli)

Persian

Alternative forms

• سنّت (sonnat) (with a shadda)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة‎ (sunna).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sunˈnat/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /sʊnˈnat/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /sonˈnæt/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /sunˈnat/

Noun

Dari	سنت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	суннат (sunnat)

سنت • (sonnat), plural سنت‌ها‎ (sonnat-hâ)

1. tradition
2. habit
3. custom
4. (Islam) Sunna
5. (Islam) circumcision (excising the foreskin from the penis)

Derived terms

• سنتی‎ (sonnati)

Related terms

• سنی‎ (sonni)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة‎ (sunna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sʊn.nət̪/

Noun

سنت • (sunnat) f (Hindi spelling सुन्नत)

1. tradition
2. habit
3. custom
4. (Islam) Sunna
5. (Islam) circumcision (excising the foreskin from the penis)

Derived terms

• سنتی‎ (sonnati)

Related terms

• سنی‎ (sonni)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit सत् (sat). False cognate of saint.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sənt̪/

Noun

سنت • (sant) m (Hindi spelling संत)

1. (Sikhism, Hinduism) a saint
2. a revered or venerated person