سنة

See also: سنہ‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *šan-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.na/

Noun

سَنَة • (sana) f (plural سَنَوَات‎ (sanawāt) or سِنُون‎ (sinūn))

year

Declension

Declension of noun سَنَة (sana)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَنَة sana	السَّنَة‎ as-sana	سَنَة sanat
Nominative	سَنَةٌ sanatun	السَّنَةُ‎ as-sanatu	سَنَةُ sanatu
Accusative	سَنَةً sanatan	السَّنَةَ‎ as-sanata	سَنَةَ sanata
Genitive	سَنَةٍ sanatin	السَّنَةِ‎ as-sanati	سَنَةِ sanati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَنَتَيْن‎ sanatayn	السَّنَتَيْن‎ as-sanatayn	سَنَتَيْ‎ sanatay
Nominative	سَنَتَانِ‎ sanatāni	السَّنَتَانِ‎ as-sanatāni	سَنَتَا‎ sanatā
Accusative	سَنَتَيْنِ‎ sanatayni	السَّنَتَيْنِ‎ as-sanatayni	سَنَتَيْ‎ sanatay
Genitive	سَنَتَيْنِ‎ sanatayni	السَّنَتَيْنِ‎ as-sanatayni	سَنَتَيْ‎ sanatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; sound masculine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَنَوَات‎‎; سِنِين‎ sanawāt‎; sinīn	السَّنَوَات‎‎; السِّنِين‎ as-sanawāt‎; as-sinīn	سَنَوَات‎‎; سِنِي‎ sanawāt‎; sinī
Nominative	سَنَوَاتٌ‎‎; سِنُونَ‎ sanawātun‎; sinūna	السَّنَوَاتُ‎‎; السِّنُونَ‎ as-sanawātu‎; as-sinūna	سَنَوَاتُ‎‎; سِنُو‎ sanawātu‎; sinū
Accusative	سَنَوَاتٍ‎‎; سِنِينَ‎ sanawātin‎; sinīna	السَّنَوَاتِ‎‎; السِّنِينَ‎ as-sanawāti‎; as-sinīna	سَنَوَاتِ‎‎; سِنِي‎ sanawāti‎; sinī
Genitive	سَنَوَاتٍ‎‎; سِنِينَ‎ sanawātin‎; sinīna	السَّنَوَاتِ‎‎; السِّنِينَ‎ as-sanawāti‎; as-sinīna	سَنَوَاتِ‎‎; سِنِي‎ sanawāti‎; sinī

Etymology 2

From the root س ن ن‎ (s-n-n); compare سَنَّ‎ (sanna, “to establish (a law, custom, etc.)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sun.na/

Noun

سُنَّة • (sunna) f (plural سُنَن‎ (sunan))

habitual practice, a method, custom, norm
(Islam, definite) the Sunna (usually, Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths; originally or alternatively, the system of God)

‏سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ فِى الَّذينَ خَلَوا مِن قَبلُ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبديلًا‎
This is the Sunna of God for those of the past, and you will find no alternative for the Sunna of God. - 33:62

Declension

Declension of noun سُنَّة (sunna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُنَّة sunna	السُّنَّة‎ as-sunna	سُنَّة sunnat
Nominative	سُنَّةٌ sunnatun	السُّنَّةُ‎ as-sunnatu	سُنَّةُ sunnatu
Accusative	سُنَّةً sunnatan	السُّنَّةَ‎ as-sunnata	سُنَّةَ sunnata
Genitive	سُنَّةٍ sunnatin	السُّنَّةِ‎ as-sunnati	سُنَّةِ sunnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُنَّتَيْن‎ sunnatayn	السُّنَّتَيْن‎ as-sunnatayn	سُنَّتَيْ‎ sunnatay
Nominative	سُنَّتَانِ‎ sunnatāni	السُّنَّتَانِ‎ as-sunnatāni	سُنَّتَا‎ sunnatā
Accusative	سُنَّتَيْنِ‎ sunnatayni	السُّنَّتَيْنِ‎ as-sunnatayni	سُنَّتَيْ‎ sunnatay
Genitive	سُنَّتَيْنِ‎ sunnatayni	السُّنَّتَيْنِ‎ as-sunnatayni	سُنَّتَيْ‎ sunnatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُنَن‎ sunan	السُّنَن‎ as-sunan	سُنَن‎ sunan
Nominative	سُنَنٌ‎ sunanun	السُّنَنُ‎ as-sunanu	سُنَنُ‎ sunanu
Accusative	سُنَنًا‎ sunanan	السُّنَنَ‎ as-sunana	سُنَنَ‎ sunana
Genitive	سُنَنٍ‎ sunanin	السُّنَنِ‎ as-sunani	سُنَنِ‎ sunani

Derived terms

السُّنَّة‎ (as-sunna, “the Sunna”)
سُنَّة النَّبِيّ‎ (sunnat an-nabiyy, “the Sunna”)
سُنَّة اللَّه‎ (sunna(t) al-lah, “the Sunna of God”)
أَهْل السُّنَّة‎ (ʾahl as-sunna, “Sunni Islam, the Sunni”)
سُنِّيّ‎ (sunniyy, “Sunni”)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “سن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

سنه‎ (sána)

Etymology

From Arabic سَنَة‎ (sana, “year”).

Noun

سنة • (sána) f , pl سنين‎ (sínīn) سنوات‎ (sánawāt)

year

Synonyms

عام‎ (ʿām)

Derived terms

مسانية‎ (mísaniyya)
سنوى‎ (sánawi)
سنوية‎ (sánawiyya)
سن‎ (sinn)

References

Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.

Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.

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