سنان

Arabic

Root
س ن ن (s-n-n)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.naːn/

Noun

سِنَان • (sinān) m (plural أَسِنَّة (ʔasinna))

1. spearhead, the iron on a lance or javelin

   Synonym: سِنّ (sinn)

2. whetstone

   Synonym: مِسَنّ (misann)

Declension

Declension of noun سِنَان (sinān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِنَان sinān	السِّنَان as-sinān	سِنَان sinān
Nominative	سِنَانٌ sinānun	السِّنَانُ as-sinānu	سِنَانُ sinānu
Accusative	سِنَانًا sinānan	السِّنَانَ as-sināna	سِنَانَ sināna
Genitive	سِنَانٍ sinānin	السِّنَانِ as-sināni	سِنَانِ sināni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِنَانَيْن sinānayn	السِّنَانَيْن as-sinānayn	سِنَانَيْ sinānay
Nominative	سِنَانَانِ sinānāni	السِّنَانَانِ as-sinānāni	سِنَانَا sinānā
Accusative	سِنَانَيْنِ sinānayni	السِّنَانَيْنِ as-sinānayni	سِنَانَيْ sinānay
Genitive	سِنَانَيْنِ sinānayni	السِّنَانَيْنِ as-sinānayni	سِنَانَيْ sinānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسِنَّة ʔasinna	الْأَسِنَّة al-ʔasinna	أَسِنَّة ʔasinnat
Nominative	أَسِنَّةٌ ʔasinnatun	الْأَسِنَّةُ al-ʔasinnatu	أَسِنَّةُ ʔasinnatu
Accusative	أَسِنَّةً ʔasinnatan	الْأَسِنَّةَ al-ʔasinnata	أَسِنَّةَ ʔasinnata
Genitive	أَسِنَّةٍ ʔasinnatin	الْأَسِنَّةِ al-ʔasinnati	أَسِنَّةِ ʔasinnati

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سِنَان (sinān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [si.nɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.nɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.nɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪ.nɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.nɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.nɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.nɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	sinān
Dari reading?	sinān
Iranian reading?	senân
Tajik reading?	sinon

Noun

سنان • (senân)

1. spearhead, the iron on a lance or javelin or other weapon
2. spear, lance, javelin

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “سنان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Wolff, Fritz (1935) Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 526

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्नान (snāna).

Noun

سنان • (snān) m (Hindi spelling स्नान)

1. bath
2. bathing
3. ablution