שנא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛnɑʔ/

Noun

שנא (šinnā) f (plural שנתא or שנא)

  1. (anatomy) tooth
  2. fang, tusk
  3. ivory

See also

Hebrew

Root
שׂ־נ־א (ś-n-ʾ)

Etymology

Related to Imperial Aramaic שני, which became Classical Syriac ܣܢܐ and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic סני. Cognate with Arabic شَنَأَ (šanaʔa).

Pronunciation

Verb

שָׂנֵא (sané) (pa'al construction)

  1. to hate

Conjugation

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