Aramaic edit

Verb edit

שמן (transliteration needed)

  1. to ripen, to mature
  2. to be fat

Hebrew edit

Root
שׁ־מ־ן (š-m-n)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

Pronunciation 1 edit

Noun edit

שֶׁמֶן (shémenm (plural indefinite שְׁמָנִים, singular construct שֶׁמֶן־, plural construct שַׁמְנֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Oil: any of various hydrophobic liquids with low external friction.
  2. Specifically, cooking oil.
Declension edit

Pronunciation 2 edit

Noun edit

שֻׁמָּן (shumánm (plural indefinite שֻׁמָּנִים)

  1. defective spelling of שומן

Verb edit

שֻׁמַּן (shumán) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of שומן

Pronunciation 3 edit

Verb edit

שָׁמַן (shamán) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To grow or become fat, such as by overeating.
  2. To be fat.
Conjugation edit

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References edit
  1. ^ The Academy of the Hebrew Language[1] (in Hebrew), accessed 2024-03-14

Pronunciation 4 edit

Etymology edit

Compare Arabic سَمِين (samīn).

Adjective edit

שָׁמֵן (shamén) (feminine שְׁמֵנָה, masculine plural שְׁמֵנִים, feminine plural שְׁמֵנוֹת)

  1. fat, chubby
  2. oily, greasy
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Pronunciation 5 edit

Verb edit

שִׁמֵּן (shimén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שימן