שמנת

עברית

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שמנת

/ʃaˈme.net/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Modern derivation from the root ש־מ־ן (sh-m-n) (compare שמן (shémen, “oil”), שומן (shumán, “fat”)); possibly formed under the influence of Yiddish שמאַנט (shmant). For the Semitic root compare Akkadian 𒉌𒄑 (šamnu, Ì.GIŠ, “oil”), Arabic سَمْن (samn, “ghee”), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎐 (šmn, “oil”).

noun שַׁמֶּנֶת · shaménet · שַׁמֶּנֶת־

no plural cream (the oily part of milk that rises to the top)
abbreviation, ellipsis, no plural ellipsis of שַמֶּנֶת חֲמוּצָה (shaménet khamutsá, “sour cream”)

In English

cream fatty part of milk

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שמנת},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}