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سنة
سنة
See also: سنہ
Arabic
Noun
سَنَة • (sana) f (plural سَنَوَات (sanawāt) or سِنُون (sinūn))
Declension
Declension of noun سَنَة (sana)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَنَة sana |
السَّنَة as-sana |
سَنَة sanat |
| Nominative | سَنَةٌ sanatun |
السَّنَةُ as-sanatu |
سَنَةُ sanatu |
| Accusative | سَنَةً sanatan |
السَّنَةَ as-sanata |
سَنَةَ sanata |
| Genitive | سَنَةٍ sanatin |
السَّنَةِ as-sanati |
سَنَةِ sanati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | سَنَتَيْن sanatayn |
السَّنَتَيْن as-sanatayn |
سَنَتَيْ sanatay |
| Nominative | سَنَتَانِ sanatāni |
السَّنَتَانِ as-sanatāni |
سَنَتَا sanatā |
| Accusative | سَنَتَيْنِ sanatayni |
السَّنَتَيْنِ as-sanatayni |
سَنَتَيْ sanatay |
| Genitive | سَنَتَيْنِ sanatayni |
السَّنَتَيْنِ as-sanatayni |
سَنَتَيْ sanatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural; sound masculine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَنَوَات; سِنِين sanawāt; sinīn |
السَّنَوَات; السِّنِين as-sanawāt; as-sinīn |
سَنَوَات; سِنِي sanawāt; sinī |
| Nominative | سَنَوَاتٌ; سِنُونَ sanawātun; sinūna |
السَّنَوَاتُ; السِّنُونَ as-sanawātu; as-sinūna |
سَنَوَاتُ; سِنُو sanawātu; sinū |
| Accusative | سَنَوَاتٍ; سِنِينَ sanawātin; sinīna |
السَّنَوَاتِ; السِّنِينَ as-sanawāti; as-sinīna |
سَنَوَاتِ; سِنِي sanawāti; sinī |
| Genitive | سَنَوَاتٍ; سِنِينَ sanawātin; sinīna |
السَّنَوَاتِ; السِّنِينَ as-sanawāti; as-sinīna |
سَنَوَاتِ; سِنِي sanawāti; sinī |
Etymology 2
From the root س ن ن (s-n-n); compare سَنَّ (sanna, “to establish (a law, custom, etc.)”).
Noun
سُنَّة • (sunna) f (plural سُنَن (sunan))
- (Islam) habitual practice, custom, norm
- (definite) the Sunna (Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths)
Declension
Declension of noun سُنَّة (sunna)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سُنَّة sunna |
السُّنَّة as-sunna |
سُنَّة sunnat |
| Nominative | سُنَّةٌ sunnatun |
السُّنَّةُ as-sunnatu |
سُنَّةُ sunnatu |
| Accusative | سُنَّةً sunnatan |
السُّنَّةَ as-sunnata |
سُنَّةَ sunnata |
| Genitive | سُنَّةٍ sunnatin |
السُّنَّةِ as-sunnati |
سُنَّةِ sunnati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | سُنَّتَيْن sunnatayn |
السُّنَّتَيْن as-sunnatayn |
سُنَّتَيْ sunnatay |
| Nominative | سُنَّتَانِ sunnatāni |
السُّنَّتَانِ as-sunnatāni |
سُنَّتَا sunnatā |
| Accusative | سُنَّتَيْنِ sunnatayni |
السُّنَّتَيْنِ as-sunnatayni |
سُنَّتَيْ sunnatay |
| Genitive | سُنَّتَيْنِ sunnatayni |
السُّنَّتَيْنِ as-sunnatayni |
سُنَّتَيْ sunnatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سُنَن sunan |
السُّنَن as-sunan |
سُنَن sunan |
| Nominative | سُنَنٌ sunanun |
السُّنَنُ as-sunanu |
سُنَنُ sunanu |
| Accusative | سُنَنًا sunanan |
السُّنَنَ as-sunana |
سُنَنَ sunana |
| Genitive | سُنَنٍ sunanin |
السُّنَنِ as-sunani |
سُنَنِ sunani |
Derived terms
- السُّنَّة (as-sunna, “the Sunna”)
- سُنَّة النَّبِيّ (sunnat an-nabiyy, “the Sunna”)
- أَهْل السُّنَّة (ʾahl as-sunna, “Sunni Islam, the Sunni”)
- سُنِّيّ (sunniyy, “Sunni”)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “سن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
Egyptian Arabic
Alternative forms
- سنه (sána)
Etymology
From Arabic سَنَة (sana, “year”).
Noun
سنة • (sána) f, pl سنين (sínīn) سنوات (sánawāt)
Derived terms
Synonyms
- عام (ʿām)
References
- Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
- Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.