صنم
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Arabic[edit]
Root |
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ص ن م (ṣ-n-m) |
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmum) and Biblical Hebrew צֶלֶם (ṣɛ́lɛm), with dissimilation of /l/ to /n/.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
صَنَمَ • (ṣanama) I, non-past يَصْنِمُ (yaṣnimu)
Noun[edit]
صَنَم • (ṣanam) m (plural أَصْنَام (ʔaṣnām))
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun صَنَم (ṣanam)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | صَنَم ṣanam |
الصَّنَم aṣ-ṣanam |
صَنَم ṣanam |
Nominative | صَنَمٌ ṣanamun |
الصَّنَمُ aṣ-ṣanamu |
صَنَمُ ṣanamu |
Accusative | صَنَمًا ṣanaman |
الصَّنَمَ aṣ-ṣanama |
صَنَمَ ṣanama |
Genitive | صَنَمٍ ṣanamin |
الصَّنَمِ aṣ-ṣanami |
صَنَمِ ṣanami |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | صَنَمَيْن ṣanamayn |
الصَّنَمَيْن aṣ-ṣanamayn |
صَنَمَيْ ṣanamay |
Nominative | صَنَمَانِ ṣanamāni |
الصَّنَمَانِ aṣ-ṣanamāni |
صَنَمَا ṣanamā |
Accusative | صَنَمَيْنِ ṣanamayni |
الصَّنَمَيْنِ aṣ-ṣanamayni |
صَنَمَيْ ṣanamay |
Genitive | صَنَمَيْنِ ṣanamayni |
الصَّنَمَيْنِ aṣ-ṣanamayni |
صَنَمَيْ ṣanamay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَصْنَام ʔaṣnām |
الْأَصْنَام al-ʔaṣnām |
أَصْنَام ʔaṣnām |
Nominative | أَصْنَامٌ ʔaṣnāmun |
الْأَصْنَامُ al-ʔaṣnāmu |
أَصْنَامُ ʔaṣnāmu |
Accusative | أَصْنَامًا ʔaṣnāman |
الْأَصْنَامَ al-ʔaṣnāma |
أَصْنَامَ ʔaṣnāma |
Genitive | أَصْنَامٍ ʔaṣnāmin |
الْأَصْنَامِ al-ʔaṣnāmi |
أَصْنَامِ ʔaṣnāmi |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “صنم”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “صنم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [sa.ˈnam]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.nǽm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.nǽm]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | sanam |
Dari reading? | sanam |
Iranian reading? | sanam |
Tajik reading? | sanam |
Noun[edit]
صَنَم • (sanam) (plural اَصنام (asnâm))
- idol
- Synonym: بت (bot)
- (figurative) lover, sweetheart
Descendants[edit]
Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian صَنَم (sanam), from Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.nəm/
- Rhymes: -əm
Noun[edit]
صَنَم • (sanam) m (Hindi spelling सनम)
- (figurative) sweetheart, love
- Synonym: جان (jān)
- (literal or figurative) idol
Declension[edit]
Declension of صنم | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | صَنَم (sanam) | صَنَم (sanam) |
oblique | صَنَم (sanam) | صَنَموں (sanamō̃) |
vocative | صَنَم (sanam) | صَنَمو (sanamō) |
Derived terms[edit]
- صنم فروش (sanam-faroś, “idol seller”)
References[edit]
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