سن

See also: شن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س ن ن (s-n-n). Etymologically related to سن (sinn, “tooth”, sense 3); also compare the letter ش (š).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /san.na/

Verb

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

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of سَنَّ (sanna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sann/

Noun

سَنّ • (sann) m

1. verbal noun of سَنَّ (sanna) (form I)
2. prescription, introduction, enactment

Declension

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sinn/

• Audio:

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Noun

سِنّ • (sinn) f (plural أَسْنَان (ʔasnān) or أَسِنَّة (ʔasinna) or أَسُنّ (ʔasunn))

1. tooth, tusk, fang

   أُنَظِّفُ أَسْنَانِي ― ʔunaẓẓifu ʔasnānī ― I am brushing my teeth

2. point or tip
3. a spearhead or arrowhead
4. age (years of life)
5. cog, sprocket, prong

Declension

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

• Gulf Arabic: سِنّ (senn)
• Maltese: sinna
• Moroccan Arabic: سنة (sanna)
• South Levantine Arabic: سن (sinn)

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Azerbaijani

Pronoun

سن

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

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Chagatai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sen (“thou”).

Pronoun

سن (sän)

1. you (singular, familiar), thou

Declension

Declension of Chagatai personal pronouns

	singular					plural
	1st person	2nd person		3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
		familiar	polite
nominative	من (män)	سن (sän)	سیز (siz)	اول, او (ul, u)		بیز (biz)	سیزلار (sizlär)	اولار, الار (ular, alar)
genitive	منينک (meniñ)	سنينک (seniñ)	سیزنينک (sizniñ)	اونينک, انينک (uniñ, aniñ)		بیزنينک (bizniñ)	سیزلارنينک (sizlärniñ)	اولارنينک (ularniñ)
dative	منکا, مانکا (maña)	سنکا, سانکا (saña)	سیزکە (sizgä)	اولارغە انکا (ularğa aña)		بیزکا (bizgä)	سیزلارکا (sizlärgä)	اولارغە (ularğa)
accusative	منی (meni)	سنی (seni)	سیزنی (sizni)	انی (ani)		بیزنی (bizni)	سیزلارنی (sizlärni)	اولارنی (ularni)
locative	مندە (mändä)	سندە (sändä)	سیزدە (sizdä)	اونينکدە, اندا, انينکدە (uniñda, anda, aniñda)		بیزدە (bizdä)	سیزلاردە (sizlärdä)	اولاردە (ularda)
ablative	مندين (mändin)	سندين (sändin)	سیزدين (sizdin)	اونينکدين, اندين, انينکدين (uniñdin, andin, aniñdin)		بیزدين (bizdin)	سیزلاردين (sizlärdin)	اولاردين (ulardin)

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Karakhanid

Etymology

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

Pronoun

سَنْ (sen)

1. thou; you

Related terms

• سِزْ (siz)

Postposition

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

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

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *sen.

Pronoun

سن • (sen)

1. you (singular), thou

Declension

declension of سن

	singular (مفرد)	plural (جمع)
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)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سِنّ (sinn).

Noun

سن • (sinn)

1. tooth
2. age

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic سِنّ (sinn).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	s
Dari reading?	s
Iranian reading?	s
Tajik reading?	s

Noun

Dari	سنّ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	синн

سِنّ • (senn)

1. age

Etymology 2

From French scène.

Pronunciation

• : IPA^(key): /sen/

Noun

سِن • (sen)

1. stage

   Synonym: صحنه (sahne)

Etymology 3

Possibly cognate with Proto-Slavic *sěno.

Alternative forms

• سیان (sayān)

Noun

سن • (san)

1. ivy

Etymology 4

From French Seine.

Proper noun

سن • (sen)

1. the Seine (French river)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سِنّ (sinn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sinn/, [sɪn]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

سن • (sinn) m (plural سنان (snān))

1. tooth

   فرشاية السنان ― furšāyet is-snān ― toothbrush

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