סנונית

Hebrew

Root
ס־נ־ן (s-n-n)

Etymology

Shared word throughout Semitic languages. Compare Ugaritic 𐎒𐎐𐎐𐎚 (snnt), as well as Akkadian 𒋆𒄷 (/⁠sinuntu⁠/), from which are descended Aramaic סְנוּנִותׇא /‏ ܣܢܽܘܢܺܝܬܳܐ (sənūniyatā) and Arabic سُنُونُو (sunūnū).

Noun

סְנוּנִית • (snunít) f

1. swallow, martin

References

• “סנונית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• סנונית on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he