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صنا

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being similar, equal, or originating from the same source. It extends to notions of closeness, shared origin, and completeness.

Derived headwords

صِنْوnoun
  1. 1.
    when two or three palm trees grow from a single root, each one of them is a 'sinw'both

    when two or three palm trees grow from a single root, each one of them is a 'sinw'

  2. 2.
    a man's paternal uncle is like his father's 'sinw' (i.e., of the same origin)both

    a man's paternal uncle is like his father's 'sinw' (i.e., of the same origin)

صِنْوَانnoun
  1. 1.
    the dual form of 'sinw'both

    the dual form of 'sinw'

  2. 2.
    the plural form of 'sinw'both

    the plural form of 'sinw'

صِنْوِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Relatedclassical

    Pertaining to or like a 'صنو', meaning similar or of the same origin.

صِنِّيnoun
  1. 1.
    Small water pitclassical

    A small, insignificant water pit or depression that is not frequented or notable.

صِنَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Completenessclassical

    The state of taking or possessing something entirely, in its entirety.

Parallel reading

إذا خرج نخلتان أو ثلاث من أصل واحد فكل واحد منهن صنو
If two or three palm trees emerge from a single base, then each one of them is a 'ṣinw'.
والاثنتان صنوان
And the two are 'ṣinwān'.
والجمع صنوان برفع النون
And the plural is 'ṣinwān' with the 'nūn' raised.
عم الرجل صنو أبيه
A man's paternal uncle is the 'ṣinw' of his father.
ركيتان صنوان، إذا تقاربتا أو نبعتا من عين واحدة
Two wells are 'ṣinwān' if they are close together or spring from a single source.
والصني: حسي صغير لا يرده أحد ولا يؤبه له
And 'aṣ-ṣinnī' is a small water pit that no one frequents and is not paid attention to.
وهو تصغير صنو
And it is the diminutive of 'ṣinw'.
وكنت صنيا بين صدين مجهلا
And I was a 'ṣinw' between two unknown, obscure places.
ويقال: هو شق في الجبل
And it is said: it is a fissure in the mountain.
أخذت الشئ بصنايته
I took the thing with its 'ṣināyah'.
إذا أخذته كله
If you took it all.