صن

See also: ضن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ص ن ن (ṣ n n)
3 terms

Verb

صَنَّ • (ṣanna) I (non-past يَصِنُّ (yaṣinnu), verbal noun صَنّ (ṣann) or صُنُون (ṣunūn))

to be fetid, to have a foul odour

Conjugation

Conjugation of صَنَّ (I, geminate, a ~ i, no passive, verbal nouns صَنّ, صُنُون)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					صَنّ, صُنُون ṣann, ṣunūn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					صَانّ ṣānn
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	صَنَنْتُ ṣanantu	صَنَنْتَ ṣananta	صَنَّ ṣanna	صَنَنْتُمَا ṣanantumā	صَنَّا ṣannā	صَنَنَّا ṣanannā	صَنَنْتُمْ ṣanantum	صَنُّوا ṣannū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	صَنَنْتُ ṣanantu	صَنَنْتِ ṣananti	صَنَّتْ ṣannat	صَنَنْتُمَا ṣanantumā	صَنَّتَا ṣannatā	صَنَنَّا ṣanannā	صَنَنْتُنَّ ṣanantunna	صَنَنَّ ṣananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَصِنُّ ʔaṣinnu	تَصِنُّ taṣinnu	يَصِنُّ yaṣinnu	تَصِنَّانِ taṣinnāni	يَصِنَّانِ yaṣinnāni	نَصِنُّ naṣinnu	تَصِنُّونَ taṣinnūna	يَصِنُّونَ yaṣinnūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَصِنُّ ʔaṣinnu	تَصِنِّينَ taṣinnīna	تَصِنُّ taṣinnu	تَصِنَّانِ taṣinnāni	تَصِنَّانِ taṣinnāni	نَصِنُّ naṣinnu	تَصْنِنَّ taṣninna	يَصْنِنَّ yaṣninna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَصِنَّ ʔaṣinna	تَصِنَّ taṣinna	يَصِنَّ yaṣinna	تَصِنَّا taṣinnā	يَصِنَّا yaṣinnā	نَصِنَّ naṣinna	تَصِنُّوا taṣinnū	يَصِنُّوا yaṣinnū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَصِنَّ ʔaṣinna	تَصِنِّي taṣinnī	تَصِنَّ taṣinna	تَصِنَّا taṣinnā	تَصِنَّا taṣinnā	نَصِنَّ naṣinna	تَصْنِنَّ taṣninna	يَصْنِنَّ yaṣninna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَصِنَّ, أَصِنِّ, أَصْنِنْ ʔaṣinna, ʔaṣinni, ʔaṣnin	تَصِنَّ, تَصِنِّ, تَصْنِنْ taṣinna, taṣinni, taṣnin	يَصِنَّ, يَصِنِّ, يَصْنِنْ yaṣinna, yaṣinni, yaṣnin	تَصِنَّا taṣinnā	يَصِنَّا yaṣinnā	نَصِنَّ, نَصِنِّ, نَصْنِنْ naṣinna, naṣinni, naṣnin	تَصِنُّوا taṣinnū	يَصِنُّوا yaṣinnū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَصِنَّ, أَصِنِّ, أَصْنِنْ ʔaṣinna, ʔaṣinni, ʔaṣnin	تَصِنِّي taṣinnī	تَصِنَّ, تَصِنِّ, تَصْنِنْ taṣinna, taṣinni, taṣnin	تَصِنَّا taṣinnā	تَصِنَّا taṣinnā	نَصِنَّ, نَصِنِّ, نَصْنِنْ naṣinna, naṣinni, naṣnin	تَصْنِنَّ taṣninna	يَصْنِنَّ yaṣninna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صِنَّ, صِنِّ, اِصْنِنْ ṣinna, ṣinni, iṣnin		صِنَّا ṣinnā			صِنُّوا ṣinnū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		صِنِّي ṣinnī		صِنَّا ṣinnā			اِصْنِنَّ iṣninna

Noun

صِنّ • (ṣinn) m

urine of the hyrax, which is fetid and was used medicinally
(Can we find and add a quotation of Ibn al-Bayṭār to this entry?)

Declension

Declension of noun صِنّ (ṣinn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صِنّ ṣinn	الصِّنّ aṣ-ṣinn	صِنّ ṣinn
Nominative	صِنٌّ ṣinnun	الصِّنُّ aṣ-ṣinnu	صِنُّ ṣinnu
Accusative	صِنًّا ṣinnan	الصِّنَّ aṣ-ṣinna	صِنَّ ṣinna
Genitive	صِنٍّ ṣinnin	الصِّنِّ aṣ-ṣinni	صِنِّ ṣinni

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic צִנָּא / צִינָּא (ṣinnā, “a large palm leaf basket”), also צַנָּא (ṣannā), סַנָּא (sannā), from Akkadian 𒊓𒀭𒉡 (/⁠sannu⁠/, “net”).

Noun

صِنّ or صَنّ • (ṣinn or ṣann) m (plural أَصْنَان (ʔaṣnān)) (obsolete, Yemen)

a kind of large basket with a lid

Declension

Declension of noun صِنّ (ṣinn)‎; صَنّ (ṣann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صِنّ‎; صَنّ ṣinn‎; ṣann	الصِّنّ‎; الصَّنّ aṣ-ṣinn‎; aṣ-ṣann	صِنّ‎; صَنّ ṣinn‎; ṣann
Nominative	صِنٌّ‎; صَنٌّ ṣinnun‎; ṣannun	الصِّنُّ‎; الصَّنُّ aṣ-ṣinnu‎; aṣ-ṣannu	صِنُّ‎; صَنُّ ṣinnu‎; ṣannu
Accusative	صِنًّا‎; صَنًّا ṣinnan‎; ṣannan	الصِّنَّ‎; الصَّنَّ aṣ-ṣinna‎; aṣ-ṣanna	صِنَّ‎; صَنَّ ṣinna‎; ṣanna
Genitive	صِنٍّ‎; صَنٍّ ṣinnin‎; ṣannin	الصِّنِّ‎; الصَّنِّ aṣ-ṣinni‎; aṣ-ṣanni	صِنِّ‎; صَنِّ ṣinni‎; ṣanni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صِنَّيْن‎; صَنَّيْن ṣinnayn‎; ṣannayn	الصِّنَّيْن‎; الصَّنَّيْن aṣ-ṣinnayn‎; aṣ-ṣannayn	صِنَّيْ‎; صَنَّيْ ṣinnay‎; ṣannay
Nominative	صِنَّانِ‎; صَنَّانِ ṣinnāni‎; ṣannāni	الصِّنَّانِ‎; الصَّنَّانِ aṣ-ṣinnāni‎; aṣ-ṣannāni	صِنَّا‎; صَنَّا ṣinnā‎; ṣannā
Accusative	صِنَّيْنِ‎; صَنَّيْنِ ṣinnayni‎; ṣannayni	الصِّنَّيْنِ‎; الصَّنَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣinnayni‎; aṣ-ṣannayni	صِنَّيْ‎; صَنَّيْ ṣinnay‎; ṣannay
Genitive	صِنَّيْنِ‎; صَنَّيْنِ ṣinnayni‎; ṣannayni	الصِّنَّيْنِ‎; الصَّنَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣinnayni‎; aṣ-ṣannayni	صِنَّيْ‎; صَنَّيْ ṣinnay‎; ṣannay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَصْنَان ʔaṣnān	الْأَصْنَان al-ʔaṣnān	أَصْنَان ʔaṣnān
Nominative	أَصْنَانٌ ʔaṣnānun	الْأَصْنَانُ al-ʔaṣnānu	أَصْنَانُ ʔaṣnānu
Accusative	أَصْنَانًا ʔaṣnānan	الْأَصْنَانَ al-ʔaṣnāna	أَصْنَانَ ʔaṣnāna
Genitive	أَصْنَانٍ ʔaṣnānin	الْأَصْنَانِ al-ʔaṣnāni	أَصْنَانِ ʔaṣnāni

Etymology 3

Verb

صن (form I)

صُنَّ (ṣunna) /sˤun.na/: inflection of صَانَ (ṣāna):
1. third-person feminine plural past active
2. second-person feminine plural imperative
صِنَّ (ṣinna) /sˤin.na/: third-person feminine plural past passive of صَانَ (ṣāna)
صُنْ (ṣun) /sˤun/: second-person masculine singular imperative of صَانَ (ṣāna)

References

“ṣn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “صن”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 845
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 76
Freytag, Georg (1833) “صن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 523
Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “صن”, 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 (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, pages 1373–1374
Lane, Edward William (1863) “صن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1730
Wehr, Hans (1979) “صن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 614
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “صن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 727

صن

Contents

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

References

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