See also: سن

Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ش ن ن (š n n)
2 terms

Middle Iranian borrowings related to Persian شنا (šanā, swimming).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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شَنَّ (šanna) I (non-past يَشُنُّ (yašunnu), verbal noun شَنّ (šann))

  1. to launch (war; campaign)
  2. (obsolete) to pour, to let flow, to toss [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘over’]
    • a. 800, أبو زيد سعيد بن أوس الأنصاري [ʔabū zayd saʕīd ibn ʔaws al-ʔanṣārīy], كتاب النوادر [Buch der Seltenheiten]:
      Fleischer, Heinrich Leberecht (1888) Kleinere Schriften[1] (in German), volume 3, Leipzig: S. Hirzel, →DOI, page 484:
      يَا كَرَوَانًا ضُكَّ فَأَكْبَأَنَّا
      فَشَنَّ بِٱلسَلْخِ فَلَمَّا شَنَّا … بَلَّ ٱلذُنَابَى عَبَسًا مُبِنَّا
      yā karawānan ḍukka faʔakbaʔannā
      fašanna bi-s-salḵi falammā šannā … balla ḏ-ḏunābā ʕabasan mubinnā
      You thick-knee! Which when bumped will clew and toss dung and having hurled … moistens the tail with sticky soil!
  3. (obsolete) to don, to put on (دِرْع (dirʕ))

Conjugation

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Conjugation of شَنَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun شَنّ)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
شَنّ
šann
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
شَانّ
šānn
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَشْنُون
mašnūn
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m شَنَنْتُ
šanantu
شَنَنْتَ
šananta
شَنَّ
šanna
شَنَنْتُمَا
šanantumā
شَنَّا
šannā
شَنَنَّا
šanannā
شَنَنْتُمْ
šanantum
شَنُّوا
šannū
f شَنَنْتِ
šananti
شَنَّتْ
šannat
شَنَّتَا
šannatā
شَنَنْتُنَّ
šanantunna
شَنَنَّ
šananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَشُنُّ
ʔašunnu
تَشُنُّ
tašunnu
يَشُنُّ
yašunnu
تَشُنَّانِ
tašunnāni
يَشُنَّانِ
yašunnāni
نَشُنُّ
našunnu
تَشُنُّونَ
tašunnūna
يَشُنُّونَ
yašunnūna
f تَشُنِّينَ
tašunnīna
تَشُنُّ
tašunnu
تَشُنَّانِ
tašunnāni
تَشْنُنَّ
tašnunna
يَشْنُنَّ
yašnunna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَشُنَّ
ʔašunna
تَشُنَّ
tašunna
يَشُنَّ
yašunna
تَشُنَّا
tašunnā
يَشُنَّا
yašunnā
نَشُنَّ
našunna
تَشُنُّوا
tašunnū
يَشُنُّوا
yašunnū
f تَشُنِّي
tašunnī
تَشُنَّ
tašunna
تَشُنَّا
tašunnā
تَشْنُنَّ
tašnunna
يَشْنُنَّ
yašnunna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَشُنَّ, أَشُنِّ, أَشْنُنْ
ʔašunna, ʔašunni, ʔašnun
تَشُنَّ, تَشُنِّ, تَشْنُنْ
tašunna, tašunni, tašnun
يَشُنَّ, يَشُنِّ, يَشْنُنْ
yašunna, yašunni, yašnun
تَشُنَّا
tašunnā
يَشُنَّا
yašunnā
نَشُنَّ, نَشُنِّ, نَشْنُنْ
našunna, našunni, našnun
تَشُنُّوا
tašunnū
يَشُنُّوا
yašunnū
f تَشُنِّي
tašunnī
تَشُنَّ, تَشُنِّ, تَشْنُنْ
tašunna, tašunni, tašnun
تَشُنَّا
tašunnā
تَشْنُنَّ
tašnunna
يَشْنُنَّ
yašnunna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m شُنَّ, شُنِّ, اُشْنُنْ
šunna, šunni, ušnun
شُنَّا
šunnā
شُنُّوا
šunnū
f شُنِّي
šunnī
اُشْنُنَّ
ušnunna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m شُنِنْتُ
šunintu
شُنِنْتَ
šuninta
شُنَّ
šunna
شُنِنْتُمَا
šunintumā
شُنَّا
šunnā
شُنِنَّا
šuninnā
شُنِنْتُمْ
šunintum
شُنُّوا
šunnū
f شُنِنْتِ
šuninti
شُنَّتْ
šunnat
شُنَّتَا
šunnatā
شُنِنْتُنَّ
šunintunna
شُنِنَّ
šuninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُشَنُّ
ʔušannu
تُشَنُّ
tušannu
يُشَنُّ
yušannu
تُشَنَّانِ
tušannāni
يُشَنَّانِ
yušannāni
نُشَنُّ
nušannu
تُشَنُّونَ
tušannūna
يُشَنُّونَ
yušannūna
f تُشَنِّينَ
tušannīna
تُشَنُّ
tušannu
تُشَنَّانِ
tušannāni
تُشْنَنَّ
tušnanna
يُشْنَنَّ
yušnanna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُشَنَّ
ʔušanna
تُشَنَّ
tušanna
يُشَنَّ
yušanna
تُشَنَّا
tušannā
يُشَنَّا
yušannā
نُشَنَّ
nušanna
تُشَنُّوا
tušannū
يُشَنُّوا
yušannū
f تُشَنِّي
tušannī
تُشَنَّ
tušanna
تُشَنَّا
tušannā
تُشْنَنَّ
tušnanna
يُشْنَنَّ
yušnanna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُشَنَّ, أُشَنِّ, أُشْنَنْ
ʔušanna, ʔušanni, ʔušnan
تُشَنَّ, تُشَنِّ, تُشْنَنْ
tušanna, tušanni, tušnan
يُشَنَّ, يُشَنِّ, يُشْنَنْ
yušanna, yušanni, yušnan
تُشَنَّا
tušannā
يُشَنَّا
yušannā
نُشَنَّ, نُشَنِّ, نُشْنَنْ
nušanna, nušanni, nušnan
تُشَنُّوا
tušannū
يُشَنُّوا
yušannū
f تُشَنِّي
tušannī
تُشَنَّ, تُشَنِّ, تُشْنَنْ
tušanna, tušanni, tušnan
تُشَنَّا
tušannā
تُشْنَنَّ
tušnanna
يُشْنَنَّ
yušnanna

Noun

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شَنّ (šannm (collective, singulative شَنَّة f (šanna), plural شِنَان (šinān))

  1. waterskin
    • 7th century CE, Sunan Ibn Mājah, 30:62:
      " إِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَكَ مَاءٌ بَاتَ فِي شَنٍّ فَٱسْقِنَا وَإِلَّا كَرَعْنَا " . قَالَ عِنْدِي مَاءٌ بَاتَ فِي شَنٍّ . فَٱنْطَلَقَ وَٱنْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ إِلَى ٱلْعَرِيشِ فَحَلَبَ لَهُ شَاةً عَلَى مَاءٍ بَاتَ فِي شَنٍّ فَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَٰلِكَ بِصَاحِبِهِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ .
      " ʔin kāna ʕindaka māʔun bāta fī šannin fasqinā waʔillā karaʕnā " . qāla ʕindī māʔun bāta fī šannin . fanṭalaqa wanṭalaqnā maʕahu ʔilā l-ʕarīši faḥalaba lahu šātan ʕalā māʔin bāta fī šannin fašariba ṯumma faʕala miṯla ḏālika biṣāḥibihi llaḏī maʕahu .
      ‘If you have any water that has been kept overnight in a water skin, then give us some to drink, otherwise we will drink by putting out mouths in the basin.’ He said: ‘I have water that has been kept in a water skin. So he went and we went with him, to the shelter, where he milked a sheep for him and (mixed it with) the water that had been kept overnight in a water skin. He drank from it, then he did likewise for his Companion who was with him.”

Declension

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Declension of noun شَنّ (šann)
collective basic collective triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal شَنّ
šann
الشَّنّ
aš-šann
شَنّ
šann
nominative شَنٌّ
šannun
الشَّنُّ
aš-šannu
شَنُّ
šannu
accusative شَنًّا
šannan
الشَّنَّ
aš-šanna
شَنَّ
šanna
genitive شَنٍّ
šannin
الشَّنِّ
aš-šanni
شَنِّ
šanni
singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal شَنَّة
šanna
الشَّنَّة
aš-šanna
شَنَّة
šannat
nominative شَنَّةٌ
šannatun
الشَّنَّةُ
aš-šannatu
شَنَّةُ
šannatu
accusative شَنَّةً
šannatan
الشَّنَّةَ
aš-šannata
شَنَّةَ
šannata
genitive شَنَّةٍ
šannatin
الشَّنَّةِ
aš-šannati
شَنَّةِ
šannati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal شَنَّتَيْن
šannatayn
الشَّنَّتَيْن
aš-šannatayn
شَنَّتَيْ
šannatay
nominative شَنَّتَانِ
šannatāni
الشَّنَّتَانِ
aš-šannatāni
شَنَّتَا
šannatā
accusative شَنَّتَيْنِ
šannatayni
الشَّنَّتَيْنِ
aš-šannatayni
شَنَّتَيْ
šannatay
genitive شَنَّتَيْنِ
šannatayni
الشَّنَّتَيْنِ
aš-šannatayni
شَنَّتَيْ
šannatay
paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
indefinite definite construct
informal شَنَّات
šannāt
الشَّنَّات
aš-šannāt
شَنَّات
šannāt
nominative شَنَّاتٌ
šannātun
الشَّنَّاتُ
aš-šannātu
شَنَّاتُ
šannātu
accusative شَنَّاتٍ
šannātin
الشَّنَّاتِ
aš-šannāti
شَنَّاتِ
šannāti
genitive شَنَّاتٍ
šannātin
الشَّنَّاتِ
aš-šannāti
شَنَّاتِ
šannāti
plural of variety basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal شِنَان
šinān
الشِّنَان
aš-šinān
شِنَان
šinān
nominative شِنَانٌ
šinānun
الشِّنَانُ
aš-šinānu
شِنَانُ
šinānu
accusative شِنَانًا
šinānan
الشِّنَانَ
aš-šināna
شِنَانَ
šināna
genitive شِنَانٍ
šinānin
الشِّنَانِ
aš-šināni
شِنَانِ
šināni

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “شن”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
  • Buyaner, David (2006) “On the Designation of ‘water–skin’ in some Languages of Central Asia”, in Acta Orientalia, volume 67, pages 115–125
  • Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 735, where etymology from causative *ša- + root ء ن ن (ʔ n n) with the invented gloss “verser” and difficult-to-fathom comparison with أَنَّ (ʔanna, to sough)
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “شن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 454a
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “شن”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[3] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1274
  • Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “شن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1602.

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Armenian շեն (šen).

Adjective

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شن (şen)

  1. gay, light, merry
  2. cultivated, civilised, occupied, populated

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: şen
  • Albanian: shend
  • Bulgarian: шенли́в (šenlív)
  • Macedonian: шен (šen), шенлив (šenliv)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ше̑н
    Latin script: šȇn

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Persian

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šin
Dari reading? šin
Iranian reading? šen
Tajik reading? šin

Noun

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شِن (šen)

  1. sand
    Synonyms: ریگ (rig), رمل (raml), ماسه (mâse)
Derived terms
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  • شنی (šeni, sandy, of sand)

Etymology 2

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Perhaps related to Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-m̥no-, from the root *tḱey- (to cultivate, settle, live). Compare with Avestan 𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬥𐬀 (šaiiana, place of residence), Old Armenian շէն (šēn), and Classical Syriac ܫܝܢܐ (šaynā). Sogdian [script needed] (šyn /⁠šēn⁠/), which is often glossed as “resting place” and adduced as a cognate, in reality means “bed” and is borrowed from Sanskrit शयन (śayana, bed), which is from the unrelated root *ḱey- (to be lying down).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šan
Dari reading? šan
Iranian reading? šan
Tajik reading? šan

Suffix

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شَن (šan)

  1. place
    Synonyms: گاه (gāh), کده (kade)
Derived terms
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  • گلشن (golšan, flowerbed rose-garden; place of flowers)
  • تبشن (tabšan, hotspring, place of heat)
  • آویشن (āvīšan, thyme, [flower that grows near]water-places)

Torwali

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit शयन (śayana).

Noun

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شن (šen)

  1. a bed