سمين

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س م ن‎ (s-m-n), whence سَمِنَ‎ (samina).

Adjective

سَمِين • (samīn) (feminine سَمِينَة‎ (samīna), common plural سِمَان‎ (simān), elative أَسْمَن‎ (ʔasman))

fat, corpulent
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:46:
  ‏يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِي سَبْعِ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ سُنْبُلَاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ لَعَلِّي أَرْجِعُ إِلَى النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ‎
  yūsufu ʔayyuhā ṣ-ṣiddīqu ʔaftinā fī sabʕi baqarātin simānin yaʔkuluhunna sabʕun ʕijāfun wasabʕi sunbulātin ḵuḍrin waʔuḵara yābisātin laʕallī ʔarjiʕu ʔilā n-nāsi laʕallahum yaʕlamūna
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
buttered, greased

Declension

Declension of adjective سَمِين (samīn)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَمِين samīn	السَّمِين‎ as-samīn	سَمِينَة‎ samīna	السَّمِينَة‎ as-samīna
Nominative	سَمِينٌ samīnun	السَّمِينُ‎ as-samīnu	سَمِينَةٌ‎ samīnatun	السَّمِينَةُ‎ as-samīnatu
Accusative	سَمِينًا‎ samīnan	السَّمِينَ‎ as-samīna	سَمِينَةً‎ samīnatan	السَّمِينَةَ‎ as-samīnata
Genitive	سَمِينٍ samīnin	السَّمِينِ‎ as-samīni	سَمِينَةٍ‎ samīnatin	السَّمِينَةِ‎ as-samīnati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَمِينَيْن‎ samīnayn	السَّمِينَيْن‎ as-samīnayn	سَمِينَتَيْن‎ samīnatayn	السَّمِينَتَيْن‎ as-samīnatayn
Nominative	سَمِينَانِ‎ samīnāni	السَّمِينَانِ‎ as-samīnāni	سَمِينَتَانِ‎ samīnatāni	السَّمِينَتَانِ‎ as-samīnatāni
Accusative	سَمِينَيْنِ‎ samīnayni	السَّمِينَيْنِ‎ as-samīnayni	سَمِينَتَيْنِ‎ samīnatayni	السَّمِينَتَيْنِ‎ as-samīnatayni
Genitive	سَمِينَيْنِ‎ samīnayni	السَّمِينَيْنِ‎ as-samīnayni	سَمِينَتَيْنِ‎ samīnatayni	السَّمِينَتَيْنِ‎ as-samīnatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سِمَان‎ simān	السِّمَان‎ as-simān	سِمَان‎ simān	السِّمَان‎ as-simān
Nominative	سِمَانٌ‎ simānun	السِّمَانُ‎ as-simānu	سِمَانٌ‎ simānun	السِّمَانُ‎ as-simānu
Accusative	سِمَانًا‎ simānan	السِّمَانَ‎ as-simāna	سِمَانًا‎ simānan	السِّمَانَ‎ as-simāna
Genitive	سِمَانٍ‎ simānin	السِّمَانِ‎ as-simāni	سِمَانٍ‎ simānin	السِّمَانِ‎ as-simāni

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سمين”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Verb

سَمِّينَ • (sammīna) (form II)

second-person feminine plural active imperative of سَمَّى‎ (sammā)

Verb

سَمَّيْنَ • (sammayna) (form II)

third-person feminine plural past active of سَمَّى‎ (sammā)

Verb

سُمِّينَ • (summīna) (form II)

third-person feminine plural past passive of سَمَّى‎ (sammā)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
س م ن‎
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمِين‎ (samīn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /smiːn/

Adjective

سمين • (smīn) (feminine سمينة‎ (smīna), common plural سمان‎ (smān), masculine plural سمينين‎ (smīnīn), feminine plural سمينات‎ (smīnāt))

fat, overweight
Synonyms: غليض‎ (ḡlīḍ), طبوزي‎ (ṭabbūzi)

Antonyms: نحيف‎ (nḥīf), رقيق‎ (rqīq)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَمِين‎ (samīn).

Adjective

سمين • (smīn) (feminine سمينة‎ (smīne), masculine plural سمان‎ (smān), elative أسمن‎ (ʾasman))

(usually of animals) fat, plump
Synonym: ناصح‎ (nāṣeḥ)

Antonyms: ضعيف‎ (ḍʕīf), نحيف‎ (naḥīf)

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