שנה

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שנה¹

  • /ʃaˈna/ Modern Israeli
  • [ʃɔːˈnɔː]

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šanat-. Cognate to Arabic سَنَة (sana), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎐𐎚 (šnt /⁠šanatu⁠/).

noun שָׁנָה · shaná · שנתיים · שְׁנָתַיִם · שָׁנִים · שְׁנַת־

  1. year (the time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) אורכה של שנה הוא שנים עשר חודשים.
  2. year (the time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body)

שנה²

  • /ʃaˈna/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic ثَنَى (ṯanā) and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܬܵܢܹܐ (tānē).

verb שָׁנָה · shaná · לִשְׁנוֹת · - · שָׁנוּי · שָׁנִיתִי

  1. construction pa'al to repeat (to do something an additional time)

שנה³

verb שִׁנָּה · shiná

  1. construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of שינה

שנה⁴

verb שֻׁנָּה · shuná

  1. construction pu'al, misspelling defective spelling of שונה

שנה⁵

noun שֵׁנָה · sheiná · שֵׁנוֹת · שְׁנַת־ · שְׁנוֹת־

  1. misspelling defective spelling of שינה

In English

  • year time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun
  • sleep state of reduced consciousness
  • change to make something into something else
  • alter to change the form or structure of
  • transform change the nature, condition or function of
  • repeat do or say again

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"שנה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%94. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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שנה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%94

Chicago

"שנה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שנה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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