Arabic

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Root
ص ن م (ṣ n m)
1 term

Etymology 1.1

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Cognate with Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmum) and Biblical Hebrew צֶלֶם (ṣɛ́lɛm), with dissimilation of /l/ to /n/.

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Noun

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صَنَم (ṣanamm (plural أَصْنَام (ʔaṣnām))

  1. idol
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  • Persian: صَنَم (sanam)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: सनम (sanam)
      Urdu: صنم (sanam)
    • Punjabi: ਸਨਮ (sanam)
  • Somali: sanam
  • Swahili: sanamu

Etymology 1.2

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Denominal from صَنَم (ṣanam, idol).

Verb

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صَنَّمَ (ṣannama) II (non-past يُصَنِّمُ (yuṣannimu), verbal noun تَصْنِيم (taṣnīm))

  1. to make an idol
  2. to represent (something) in the image of an idol
  3. (figurative) to shape, to form
    Synonym: صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)
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Etymology 2.1

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Verb

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صَنِمَ (ṣanima) I (non-past يَصْنَمُ (yaṣnamu), verbal noun صَنْم (ṣanm))

  1. to become bad (of a smell)
  2. to smell bad (of the body, etc.)
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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam).

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Readings
Classical reading? sanam
Dari reading? sanam
Iranian reading? sanam
Tajik reading? sanam

Noun

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صَنَم (sanam) (plural اَصنام (asnâm))

  1. idol
    Synonym: بت (bot)
  2. (figurative) lover, sweetheart

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian صَنَم (sanam), from Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam).

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Noun

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صَنَم (sanamm (Hindi spelling सनम)

  1. (figurative) sweetheart, love
    Synonym: جان (jān)
  2. (literal or figurative) idol
    Synonyms: بُت (but), مورت (mūrat)

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Declension of صنم
singular plural
direct صَنَم (sanam) صَنَم (sanam)
oblique صَنَم (sanam) صَنَموں (sanamō̃)
vocative صَنَم (sanam) صَنَمو (sanamō)

Derived terms

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References

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  • صنم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • صنم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.