سنط

Arabic

سَنْط

Etymology

Likely through Coptic ϣⲟⲛϯ (šonti), ultimately from Egyptian snḏt (/shondjt, shont, shonnet, shondj, shondet/, “being feared, being respected, evoking reverence or respect; acacia”) stemming from its religious significance. Compare Akkadian 𒊭𒄠𒂅 (/šamṭu, samṭu/, “acacia”), a foreign loan suspected to be borrowed from the same Egyptian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /santˤ/

Noun

سَنْط • (sanṭ) m

Acacia spp. or Vachellia spp., especially Vachellia nilotica
Synonyms: طَلْح‎ (ṭalḥ), قَرَظ‎ (qaraẓ)

Declension

Declension of noun سَنْط (sanṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَنْط sanṭ	السَّنْط‎ as-sanṭ	سَنْط sanṭ
Nominative	سَنْطٌ sanṭun	السَّنْطُ‎ as-sanṭu	سَنْطُ sanṭu
Accusative	سَنْطًا‎ sanṭan	السَّنْطَ‎ as-sanṭa	سَنْطَ sanṭa
Genitive	سَنْطٍ sanṭin	السَّنْطِ‎ as-sanṭi	سَنْطِ sanṭi

References

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