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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a year, encompassing its duration, associated conditions like drought, and the act of hiring for a specific period. It also extends to the idea of advancement or precedence.

Derived headwords

سَنَةnoun

1.
yearboth
A period of twelve months; a year.
2.
droughtclassical
A period of severe dryness or scarcity of water, leading to hardship.
3.
famineclassical
Extreme scarcity of food, often caused by drought or other calamities.

سَنَوَاتnoun

1.
yearsboth
The plural form of 'sanah', referring to multiple years.

سُنُونnoun

1.
yearsboth
An alternative plural form of 'sanah', referring to multiple years.
2.
droughtsclassical
The plural form of 'sanah' when it means drought, referring to multiple periods of drought.

سَنَهَاتnoun

1.
yearsclassical
Another plural form of 'sanah', referring to multiple years.

أَسْنَتُواverb

1.
to experience droughtclassical
To enter into a period of drought or famine.

سَنَاءnoun

1.
advancementclassical
The act of moving forward or progressing.

سَانَاهُverb

1.
to hire (for a year)classical
To hire someone or something for the duration of a year.

مُسَانَاةnoun

1.
hiring (for a year)classical
The act of hiring someone or something for the duration of a year.

سَنَوَاءadjective

1.
severe (year)classical
Describing a year that is harsh, difficult, or marked by hardship.

Parallel reading

السنة: العام

The year: the year.

ج: سنون وسنوات وسنهات

Plural: sunun, sanawat, and sanahat.

والجدب، والقحط

And drought, and famine.

والأرض المجدبة ج: سنون

And the drought-stricken land, plural: sunun.

وساناه مساناة وسناء: استأجره لسنة

And he hired him for a year (musanaah and sanaa'): he hired him for a year.

وسنة سنواء: شديدة

And a sanaa' year: a severe one.

والسنا: تقدم

And as-sanaa: advancement.