שמן
Aramaic
Verb
שמן • (transliteration needed)
- to ripen, to mature
- to be fat
Hebrew
Root |
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שׁ־מ־ן |
Pronunciation 1
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʃe.men/
Noun
שֶׁמֶן • (shémen) m (plural indefinite שְׁמָנִים, singular construct שֶׁמֶן־, plural construct שַׁמְנֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- Oil: any of various hydrophobic liquids with low external friction.
- Specifically, cooking oil.
Declension
Declension of שֶׁמֶן
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | שֶׁמֶן | first | שֶׁמֶנִי | שֶׁמֶנֵנוּ | ||
definite | הַשֶּׁמֶן | second | שֶׁמֶנְךָ | שֶׁמֶנֵךְ | שֶׁמֶנְכֶם | שֶׁמֶנְכֶן | |
construct | שֶׁמֶן־ | third | שֶׁמֶנוֹ | שֶׁמֶנָהּ | שֶׁמֶנָם | שֶׁמֶנָן | |
plural | indefinite | שְׁמָנִים | first | שמניי \\ שְׁמָנַי | שְׁמָנֵינוּ | ||
definite | הַשְּׁמָנִים | second | שְׁמָנֶיךָ | שמנייך \\ שְׁמָנַיִךְ | שַׁמְנֵיכֶם | שַׁמְנֵיכֶן | |
construct | שַׁמְנֵי־ | third | שְׁמָנָיו | שְׁמָנֶיהָ | שַׁמְנֵיהֶם | שַׁמְנֵיהֶן |
Pronunciation 2
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃuˈman/
Noun
שֻׁמָּן • (shumán) m (plural indefinite שֻׁמָּנִים)
- defective spelling of שומן.
Pronunciation 3
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃaˈman/
Verb
שָׁמַן • (shamán) (pa'al construction)
- To grow or become fat, such as by overeating.
Etymology
Compare Arabic سمين
Adjective
שָׁמֵן • (shamén) (feminine שְׁמֵנָה, masculine plural שְׁמֵנִים, feminine plural שְׁמֵנוֹת)
- fat, chubby
- oily, greasy
Antonyms
- (chubby): רָזֶה
Derived terms
- שְׁמַנְמַן