صنعاء

Arabic

Etymology

From Old South Arabian 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 (ṣnʿw); 𐩮𐩬𐩲 (ṣnʿ) is also found as a town-name. Both are of trivial derivation from 𐩮𐩬𐩲 (ṣnʿ, “to work, to work upon, to fortify”) cognate to Arabic صَنَعَ (ṣanaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤan.ʕaːʔ/

Proper noun

صَنْعَاء • (ṣanʕāʔ) f

1. Sanaa (the capital and largest city of Yemen)

Declension

Declension of noun صَنْعَاء (ṣanʕāʔ)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	صَنْعَاء ṣanʕāʔ	—
Nominative	—	صَنْعَاءُ ṣanʕāʔu	—
Accusative	—	صَنْعَاءَ ṣanʕāʔa	—
Genitive	—	صَنْعَاءَ ṣanʕāʔa	—

Derived terms

• صَنْعَانِيّ (ṣanʕāniyy, “Sanaani”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Səna
• → English: Sanaa
• → Ottoman Turkish: صنعا (san'a)
  • Turkish: San'a
• → Persian: صنعا (san'â)
  • Tajik: Санъо (Sanʾo)
• → Tatar: Сәнга (Sänga)