*šVnVn-: 'sharp' 1, 'to prescribe, institute; custom, rule' 2, 'way, path' 3

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*šVnVn-
Meaning'sharp' 1, 'to prescribe, institute; custom, rule' 2, 'way, path' 3
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicsanna 'sharpened' 1 (Lane 1435); sanna 'he instituted, established, or prescribed (a custom, practice)' 2 (Lane 1436); sunna 'a way, custom, practice, rule of conduct' 2 (Lane 1438)Lane 1435; Lane 1436; Lane 1438; Anderson–Moser 2024 root snn
Geezsanana 'sharpen'Anderson–Moser 2024 root snn
Hebrewšnn (HALOT 1606)HALOT 1606gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicšinnēn (HALOT 1606)HALOT 1606
Syrian Aramaicšənīnā (LGz. 507)LGz. 507gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab s¹nt, ts¹n 2 (SD 127); s³n, ts³nnt, ʾl s³n 2 (SD 139); śnn, hśnn 2 (Biella 507)SD 127; SD 139; Biella 507gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic msnn 3; snn, snnt 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 134)Al-Jallad 2026 134gloss withheld

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Notes

Lane 1436 sets sanna 'he instituted, prescribed (a custom)' within the article of sanna 'he sharpened'; SD files the Sabaic under both S¹NN (127) and S³NN (139). Al-Jallad (2026, 134) compares Arabic masnan 'beaten track' and sanan 'way, road' (Lane 1438–1439).

Updated 2 November 2026

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