סנה
עברית
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סנה¹
- /sne/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Uncertain, possibly derived from the unused root סָנָה (saná) with the meaning of "to be sharp, sharpen". Cognates include Classical Syriac ܣܢܝܐ (sanyā, “bramble, thornbush”), Arabic سَنَا (sanā, “senna”) and Akkadian sinûm (“blackberry bush”).
noun סְנֶה · s'ne · סְנָאִים · סְנָיִים
- thornbush, bramble (especially Rubus armeniacus) וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת־אֵשׁ מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל׃
- burning bush, the place where Moses experienced a divine revelation
סנה²
- /suˈna/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna).
noun סֻנָּה · suná
- sunnah
In English
- bramble any thorny shrub
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