שנא

עברית

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שנא

/saˈne/ Modern Israeli
/sɔ.neɪ̯/
/saˈne(ʔ)/
/sɔˈneʔ/
/ɬaːˈneːʔ/ → /saːˈneːʔ/

Where it comes from

Related to Imperial Aramaic שני, which became Classical Syriac ܣܢܐ and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic סני. Cognate with Arabic شَنَأَ (šanaʔa).

verb שָׂנֵא · sané · לשנוא · לִשְׂנֹא · שִׂנְאָה · שָׂנוּא

construction pa'al to hate

In English

hate to dislike intensely

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MLA

"שנא." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%90. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

שנא. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%90

Chicago

"שנא." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%90.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שנא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}