صنم

Arabic

Root
ص ن م‎ (ṣ-n-m)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤa.nam/

Noun

صَنَم • (ṣanam) m (plural أَصْنَام‎ (ʔaṣnām))

  1. idol

Declension

Descendants

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

References

  • Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “صنم”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic صَنَم‎ (ṣanam).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /sanam/

Noun

صَنَم • (sanam) (plural اَصنام‎ (asnâm))

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

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

صَنَم • (ṣanam) m (Hindi spelling सनम)

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

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • صنم فروش‎ (sanam-faroś, “idol seller”)

References

  • “صنم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “صنم”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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