שמן

Aramaic

Verb

שמן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to ripen, to mature
  2. to be fat

Hebrew
Root
שׁ־מ־ן‎ (š-m-n)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

Pronunciation 1

Noun

שֶׁמֶן • (shémen) m (plural indefinite שְׁמָנִים‎, singular construct שֶׁמֶן־, plural construct שַׁמְנֵי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Oil: any of various hydrophobic liquids with low external friction.
  2. Specifically, cooking oil.
Declension
Declension of שֶׁמֶן
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite שֶׁמֶן first שֶׁמֶנִי‎שֶׁמֶנֵנוּ‎
definite הַשֶּׁמֶן‎ second שֶׁמֶנְךָ‎שֶׁמֶנֵךְ‎שֶׁמֶנְכֶם‎שֶׁמֶנְכֶן‎
construct שֶׁמֶן־ third שֶׁמֶנוֹ‎שֶׁמֶנָהּ‎שֶׁמֶנָם‎שֶׁמֶנָן‎
pluralindefinite שְׁמָנִים‎ first שמניי / שְׁמָנַי‎שְׁמָנֵינוּ‎
definite הַשְּׁמָנִים‎ second שְׁמָנֶיךָ‎שמנייך / שְׁמָנַיִךְ‎שַׁמְנֵיכֶם‎שַׁמְנֵיכֶן‎
construct שַׁמְנֵי־‎ third שְׁמָנָיו‎שְׁמָנֶיהָ‎שַׁמְנֵיהֶם‎שַׁמְנֵיהֶן‎

Pronunciation 2

Noun

שֻׁמָּן • (shumán) m (plural indefinite שֻׁמָּנִים‎)

  1. defective spelling of שומן‎.

Pronunciation 3

Verb

שָׁמַן • (shamán) (pa'al construction)

  1. To grow or become fat, such as by overeating.
  2. To be fat.
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׁמַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לשמון / לִשְׁמֹן‎
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שָׁמַנְתִּי‎שָׁמַנּוּ‎
second שָׁמַנְתָּ‎שָׁמַנְתְּ‎שְׁמַנְתֶּם‎1שְׁמַנְתֶּן‎1
third שָׁמַןשָׁמְנָה‎שָׁמְנוּ‎
present שָׁמֵןשְׁמֵנָה‎שְׁמֵנִים‎שְׁמֵנוֹת‎
future first אשמון / אֶשְׁמֹן‎נשמון / נִשְׁמֹן‎
second תשמון / תִּשְׁמֹן‎תִּשְׁמְנִי‎תִּשְׁמְנוּ‎תשמונה / תִּשְׁמֹנָּה‎2
third ישמון / יִשְׁמֹן‎תשמון / תִּשְׁמֹן‎יִשְׁמְנוּ‎תשמונה / תִּשְׁמֹנָּה‎2
imperative שמון / שְׁמֹן‎שִׁמְנִי‎שִׁמְנוּ‎שמונה / שְׁמֹנָּה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׁמַנְתֶּם‎ and שָׁמַנְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology

Compare Arabic سَمِين‎ (samīn).

Adjective

שָׁמֵן • (shamén) (feminine שְׁמֵנָה‎, masculine plural שְׁמֵנִים‎, feminine plural שְׁמֵנוֹת‎)

  1. fat, chubby
  2. oily, greasy
Antonyms
Derived terms

Verb

שִׁמֵּן • (shimén) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שימן‎
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