שונא

See also: שׂונא

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׂ־נ־א (s-n-ʾ)

Active participle of שָׂנֵא (sané, “to hate”)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /soˈne/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /soɪ̯.neɪ̯/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /soˈne(ʔ)/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /søˈneʔ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /soˈneʔ/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɬoːˈneːʔ/ → /soːˈneːʔ/
• (Pre-Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɬoːˈniʔu/

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Noun

שׂוֹנֵא • (soné) m

1. hater, enemy

   Synonyms: אוֹיֵב (oyév), מְשַׂנֵּא (m'sané)

Descendants

• Yiddish: שׂונא (soyne)