שנא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛnɑʔ/

Noun

שנא • (šinnā) f (plural שנתא or שנא)

  1. (anatomy) tooth
  2. fang, tusk
  3. ivory

See also

Hebrew

Root
שׂ־נ־א (ś-n-ʾ)

Etymology

Related to Imperial Aramaic שני, which became Classical Syriac ܣܢܐ and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic סני. Cognate with Arabic شَنَأَ (šanaʔa).

Pronunciation

Verb

שָׂנֵא • (sané) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to hate

Conjugation

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