صناعة
Arabic
Etymology
From صَنَعَ (ṣanaʿa, “to make, manufacture”), from the root ص ن ع (ṣ-n-ʿ).
Noun
صِنَاعَة • (ṣināʿa) f (plural صِنَاعَات (ṣināʿāt) or صَنَائِع (ṣanāʾiʿ))
- art, skill
- occupation, profession
- handicraft
- trade, craft
- manufacture
- industry
Declension
Declension of noun صِنَاعَة (ṣināʿa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | صِنَاعَة ṣināʿa | الصِّنَاعَة aṣ-ṣināʿa | صِنَاعَة ṣināʿat |
Nominative | صِنَاعَةٌ ṣināʿatun | الصِّنَاعَةُ aṣ-ṣināʿatu | صِنَاعَةُ ṣināʿatu |
Accusative | صِنَاعَةً ṣināʿatan | الصِّنَاعَةَ aṣ-ṣināʿata | صِنَاعَةَ ṣināʿata |
Genitive | صِنَاعَةٍ ṣināʿatin | الصِّنَاعَةِ aṣ-ṣināʿati | صِنَاعَةِ ṣināʿati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | صِنَاعَتَيْن ṣināʿatayn | الصِّنَاعَتَيْن aṣ-ṣināʿatayn | صِنَاعَتَيْ ṣināʿatay |
Nominative | صِنَاعَتَانِ ṣināʿatāni | الصِّنَاعَتَانِ aṣ-ṣināʿatāni | صِنَاعَتَا ṣināʿatā |
Accusative | صِنَاعَتَيْنِ ṣināʿatayni | الصِّنَاعَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣināʿatayni | صِنَاعَتَيْ ṣināʿatay |
Genitive | صِنَاعَتَيْنِ ṣināʿatayni | الصِّنَاعَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣināʿatayni | صِنَاعَتَيْ ṣināʿatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | صِنَاعَات; صَنَائِع ṣināʿāt; ṣanāʾiʿ | الصِّنَاعَات; الصَّنَائِع aṣ-ṣināʿāt; aṣ-ṣanāʾiʿ | صِنَاعَات; صَنَائِع ṣināʿāt; ṣanāʾiʿ |
Nominative | صِنَاعَاتٌ; صَنَائِعُ ṣināʿātun; ṣanāʾiʿu | الصِّنَاعَاتُ; الصَّنَائِعُ aṣ-ṣināʿātu; aṣ-ṣanāʾiʿu | صِنَاعَاتُ; صَنَائِعُ ṣināʿātu; ṣanāʾiʿu |
Accusative | صِنَاعَاتٍ; صَنَائِعَ ṣināʿātin; ṣanāʾiʿa | الصِّنَاعَاتِ; الصَّنَائِعَ aṣ-ṣināʿāti; aṣ-ṣanāʾiʿa | صِنَاعَاتِ; صَنَائِعَ ṣināʿāti; ṣanāʾiʿa |
Genitive | صِنَاعَاتٍ; صَنَائِعَ ṣināʿātin; ṣanāʾiʿa | الصِّنَاعَاتِ; الصَّنَائِعِ aṣ-ṣināʿāti; aṣ-ṣanāʾiʿi | صِنَاعَاتِ; صَنَائِعِ ṣināʿāti; ṣanāʾiʿi |
Descendants
- → Lishana Deni: צניאתא (ṣaneʾta, “profession, skill”)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “صناعة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN