شنأ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ن ء (š-n-ʔ). Cognate with Hebrew שָׂנֵא (saneʾ).

Verb

شَنَأَ • (šanaʔa) I, non-past يَشْنَأُ‎ (yašnaʔu)

  1. (archaic) to hate intensely
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 108:3:
      إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ
      ʔinna šāniʔaka huwa l-ʔabtaru
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:8:
      وَلا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَى أَلا تَعْدِلُوا
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • مَشْنُوءٌ مَنْ يَشْنَؤُكَ (mašnūʔun man yašnaʔuka, proverb)
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