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Form 1سَنَا5 senses · 4 main
maṣdarسُنُوٌّ سِنَايَةٌ سَنَايَةٌ سَنَآءٌmuḍāriʿيَسْنُو تَسْنُو تَسْنِى

Core sense — he watered land; he drew water; it shone, it became highgenerated

1.1figurative · مجازhe watered, or irrigated, land—سَقَى

maṣdar سُنُوٌّ, سِنَايَةٌ and سِنَاوَةٌ.

watered, or irrigated, land—مَسْنُوَّةٌ أَرْضٌ

The و in مَسْنِيَّةٌ is changed into ى, in the opinion of Sb, as it is in قِنْيَةٌ; for he did not know سَنَيْتُهَا [as meaning I watered it], holding مَسْنِيَّةٌ to be from [سَنَاهَا, whose muḍāriʿ is] يَسْنُوهَا.

watered, or irrigated, land—مَسْنِيَّةٌ
the she-camel watered, or irrigated, land—سَنَتِ النَّاقَةُ

maṣdar as above, or سِنَاوَةٌ and سِنَايَةٌ.

the cloud waters the land—السَّحَابَةُ تَسْنُو الأَرْضَ
[the rain gave you water for your land, or may the rain give you water]—سَنَاكَ الغَيْثُ

Maṣdar سنو and سنى [apparently سُنُوٌّ and سُنِىٌّ].

[the clouds send down rain]—السَّحَابُ يَسْنُو المَطَرَ
[the cloud watered, or irrigated, with rain]—سَنَتِ السَّحَابَةُ بِالمَطَرِ

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the sky rained—سَنَتِ السَّمَآءُ

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1.1.1the beast was used for drawing water upon it, to irrigate land—سَنَتِ الدَّابَّةُ

as given in the M under سنى; or the verb is سَنِيَت, muḍāriʿ تَسْنَى, like تَرْضَى.

By the beast is apparently meant, in the M, the horse, for it there adds وَغَيْرُهَا, meaning that the verb is said in the same way of other animals — which is the case, for it is generally said of a camel. See سَانِيَةٌ below.

he turned round about the well—سَنَا

Said of a beast turning a water-wheel..

the people, or party, draw water for themselves—القَوْمُ يَسْنُونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ

and sometimes سانِيَةٌ. In some copies إِذَا أَسْقَوْا is wrongly put for إِذَا ٱسْتَقَوْا, the reading in both of my copies. اِسْتَنَوْأَ لانفسهم has the same meaning.

he drew water upon the camel—سَنَا عَلَى البَعِيرِ

[apparently a mistranscription for سِنَايَةٌ]. The camel is termed سَانِيَةٌ.

a camel upon which water is drawn—بَعِيرٌ يُسْنَى عَلَيْهِ

Given in explanation of سَانِيَةٌ.

[a well from which water is drawn]—بِئْرٌ يُسْنَى مِنْهَا

Apparently by means of the camel called سَانِيَة.

I drew the bucket from the well—سَنَوْتُ الدَّلْوَ

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1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredthe fire became high in its light—سَنَتِ النَّارُ

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the lightning shone, shone brightly, or gleamed—سَنَا البَرْقُ

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Or it gleamed upwards, shot up: in the Kur 24:43 some read يَكَادُ سَنَآءُ بَرْقِهِ يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَارِ, meaning the rising and gleaming upwards of his lightning [nearly takes away the sight, literally the sights]; others read سَنَا, of which سَنَآء is not a variant.

the lightning shone, or gleamed; or diffused itself, and rose—اسنى البَرْقُ
he rose [or aspired] to the means of attaining eminence—سَنَا إِلَى مَعَالِى الأُمُورِ
he became high, or exalted, in his grounds of pretension to respect or honour—سَنُوَ فِى حَسَبِهِ

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he (a man) was, or became, high, or exalted, in rank—سَنِىَ

Like رَضِىَ.

digitisation corrected بَرْقِهِ يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَارِ for بَرْقِهِ يَدْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَارِQur'an 24:43, يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِ يَذْهَبُ بِالْأَبْصَارِ. د for ذ; يدهب is not a word.
Qur’ān 24:43 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xxiv. 43”
Qur’ān 24:43 Lane quotes this verse
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُزْجِى سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُۥ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى ٱلْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَـٰلِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِنۢ بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُۥ عَن مَّن يَشَآءُ ۖ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِۦ يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ

Seest thou not that Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a heap? - then wilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst. And He sends down from the sky mountain masses (of clouds) wherein is hail: He strikes therewith whom He pleases and He turns it away from whom He pleases, the vivid flash of His lightning well-nigh blinds the sight.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.3

See also form 2, in two places.

1.4

And see form 5.

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, [aor. يَسْنُو ,] inf. n. سُنُوٌّ and سِنَايَةٌ and سِنَاوَةٌ , i. q. سَقَى [as meaning He watered, or irrigated, land]. (M.) [Hence,] one says مَسْنُوَّةٌ أَرْضٌ and مَسْنِيَّةٌ , (S, M, K,) meaning Watered, or irrigated, land: (M:) the و in مَسْنِيَّةٌ being changed into ى , (S, M,) in the opinion of Sb, (M,) like as it is in قِنْيَةٌ ; (S;) for he knew not سَنَيْتُهَا [as meaning I watered it], holding مَسْنِيَّةٌ to be from [ سَنَاهَا having for its aor.] يَسْنُوهَا . (M.) One says [also], سَنَتِ النَّاقَةُ , aor. تَسْنُو , (S, K,) inf. n. [as above, or] سِنَاوَةٌ and سِنَايَةٌ , (TA,) The she-camel watered, or irrigated, land. (S, K, TA.) And السَّحَابَةُ تَسْنُو الأَرْضَ (S, Msb) The cloud waters the land. (Msb.) And سَنَاكَ الغَيْثُ [The rain gave thee water for thy land, or may the rain give thee water], inf. n. سنو and سنى [app. سُنُوٌّ and سُنِىٌّ ]. (TA.) And السَّحَابُ يَسْنُو المَطَرَ [The clouds send down rain]. (TA.) And سَنَتِ السَّحَابَةُ بِالمَطَرِ [The cloud watered, or irrigated, with rain], aor. تَسْنُو and تَسْنِى . (M, TA.) And سَنَتِ السَّمَآءُ , aor. تَسْنُو , inf. n. سُنُوٌّ , The sky rained. (TA.) سَنَتِ الدَّابَّةُ , aor. تَسْنِى ; (M in art. سنى ;) or سَنِيَت , (K, * TA,) aor. تَسْنَى , like تَرْضَى ; (K, TA;) The beast [by which is app. meant, in the M, the horse, for it is there added وَغَيْرُهَا , meaning that the verb is said in like manner of other animals, which is the case, for it is generally said of a camel,] was used for the drawing of water upon it [to irrigate land: see سَانِيَةٌ , below]. (M, K.) And سَنَا , aor. يَسْنُو , said of a beast [turning a water-wheel], He turned round about the well. (R, TA.) And القَوْمُ يَسْنُونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ , (S, K,) inf. n. سِنَايَةٌ , and sometimes سانِيَةٌ , (TA,) The people, or party, draw water for themselves; (S, K; [in some copies of the former of which, إِذَا أَسْقَوْا is erroneously put for إِذَا ٱسْتَقَوْا , the reading in both of my copies;]) and so اِسْتَنَوْأَ لانفسهم . (M, * TA.) And سَنَا عَلَى البَعِيرِ , inf. n. سَنَايَةٌ [app. a mistranscription for سِنَايَةٌ ], He drew water upon the camel; which camel is termed سَانِيَةٌ . (MA.) And بَعِيرٌ يُسْنَى عَلَيْهِ A camel upon which water is drawn. (Mgh and Msb in explanation of سَانِيَةٌ .) And بِئْرٌ يُسْنَى مِنْهَا [A well from which water is drawn, app. by means of the camel called سَانِيَة ]. (M.) And سَنَوْتُ الدَّلْوَ , inf. n. سِنَايَةٌ , I drew the bucket from the well. (TA.) سَنَتِ النَّارُ , (M, K,) aor. تَسْنُو , inf. n. سَنَآءٌ , (M,) The fire became high in its light. (M, K.) And سَنَا البَرْقُ , (M, K,) aor. يَسْنُو , inf. n. سَنَآءٌ , (TA,) The lightning shone, shone brightly, or gleamed: (M, K, TA:) [or gleamed upwards, or shot up: for, in the Kur xxiv. 43,] some read, يَكَادُ سَنَآءُ بَرْقِهِ يَدْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَارِ , meaning The rising and gleaming upwards of his lightning [nearly taketh away the sight, lit. sights]; others reading سَنَا , of which سَنَآء is not a dial. var. (M.) And اسنى البَرْقُ signifies [in like manner] The lightning shone, or gleamed; or diffused itself, and rose. (M.) And سَنَا إِلَى مَعَالِى الأُمُورِ He rose [or aspired] to the means of attaining eminence. (M.) And سَنُوَ فِى حَسَبِهِ , inf. n. سَنَآءٌ , He became high, or exalted, in his grounds of pretension to respect or honour. (M.) And سَنِىَ , like رَضِىَ , He (a man, TA) was, or became, high, or exalted, in rank. (K, * TA.) See also 2, in two places. And see 5.
Form 2سنّاهُ3 senses
maṣdarتَسْنِيَةٌ سنى

Core sense — he mounted it; he opened it, and made it easygenerated

2.1he ascended, rose, mounted, or got upon it, namely a thing—تسنّاهُ

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the he-camel mounted the she-camel to cover her—تسنّى البَعِيرُ النَّاقَةَ
2.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe opened it, and made it easy—سنّاهُ
I opened the way of doing the thing—سَنَّيْتُ الشَّىْءَ
I opened the way of the affair—الأَمْرَ
I opened the door—سَنَيْتُ البَابَ

Maṣdar as above. Said of a knot, and of a lock.

A poet says:

shāhid
وَأَعْلَمُ عِلْمًا لَيْسَ بِالظَّنِّ أَنَّهُإِذَا ٱللّٰهُ سَنَّى عَقْدَ شَىْءٍ تَيَسَّرَا

[And I know, with a knowledge that is not mere opinion, that when God opens, and makes easy, the tying, or knotting, of a thing, it becomes easy].

[apparently سَنْىٌ]. Also سَنَوْتُهُ, the verb in this sense having ى and و for its last radical.

2.3

See also form 5.

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, (M, TA,) inf. n. تَسْنِيَةٌ , (TA,) He ascended, rose, mounted, got, was, or became, upon it, namely, a thing; (M, TA;) as also تسنّاهُ . (M.) And تسنّى البَعِيرُ النَّاقَةَ The he-camel mounted the she-camel to compress her. (K.) And سنّاهُ , (S, K,) inf. n. as above, (K,) He opened it; (S, K, TA;) namely, a knot, and a lock: (TA:) and made it easy. (S, K, TA. [In the last of these, said to be tropical.]) A poet says, 1 [And I know with a knowledge that is not mere opinion, that, when God opens, and makes easy, the tying, or knotting, of a thing, it becomes easy]. (S.) And one says, سَنَّيْتُ الشَّىْءَ , and الأَمْرَ , I opened the way of doing the thing, and the affair. (TA.) And سَنَيْتُ البَابَ , (K,) inf. n. سنى [app. سَنْىٌ ], (TA,) I opened the door; as also سَنَوْتُهُ ; (K, TA;) the verb in this sense having ى and و for its last radical. (TA.) وَأَعْلَمُ عِلْمًا لَيْسَ بِالظَّنِّ أَنَّهُ | إِذَا ٱللّٰهُ سَنَّى عَقْدَ شَىْءٍ تَيَسَّرَا See also 5.
Form 3سَانَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ2 senses
maṣdarمُسَانَاةٌ مُسَانَاْةٌ

Core sense — I coaxed the man, I tried to win him over; I hired him by the yeargenerated

3.1figurative · مجازtreating someone gently, or coaxing him, in asking for a thing; or trying to win him over—مُسَانَاةٌ

[and سِنَآءٌ (see what I have said about a verse cited under سِنٌّ)]: I vied with the man in being pleased or content; or I agreed, consented, or was of one mind, with him; and I treated him gently, soothed or coaxed him; and behaved well to him in my dealings with him.

3.2he hired him for the year—ساناهُ

Maṣdar مُسَانَاْةٌ and سِنَآءٌ. Or: he made an engagement, or a contract, with him for work or the like, by the year; like سَانَهَهُ, as given under سنه.

عَامَلَهُ مُسَانَاةً and اِسْتَأْجَرَهُ مَسَانَاةً mean the same as مُسَانَهَةً.

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, (S, M, * K, *) inf. n. مُسَانَاةٌ (TA) [and سِنَآءٌ (see what I have said respecting a verse cited voce سِنٌّ )], I vied with the man in being pleased, well pleased, or content; or I agreed, consented, accorded, or was of one mind or opinion, with him: (S, M, * K: *) and I treated him with gentleness, or blandishment; soothed, or coaxed, him: and behaved well to him in my social intercourse with him: (S, K:) or مُسَانَاةٌ signifies the treating one with gentleness, or blandishment, in suing for a thing: (Az, TA:) or the endeavouring to conciliate one. (TA.) And ساناهُ , inf. n. مُسَانَاْةٌ and سِنَآءٌ , He hired him for [or by] the year; (M, K;) or he made an engagement, or a contract, with him for work or the like, by the year; like سَانَهَهُ : (K in art. سنه :) and عَامَلَهُ مُسَانَاةً and اِسْتَأْجَرَهُ مَسَانَاةً signify the same as مُسَانَهَةً [q. v.]. (M, TA.)
Form 4اسناهُ6 senses · 3 main
maṣdarإِسْنَآءٌ

Core sense — he raised, or exalted, him or it; they stayed a yeargenerated

4.1

He raised, exalted, or elevated, him, or it.

4.1.1he raised the light of the fire—اسنى النَّارَ
4.1.2he raised, for him, the value of the gift—اسنى لَهُ الجَائِزَةَ

The word used is جائزة [that is, gift, or present].

we made the pay much and high in amount for him—أَسْنَيْنَا لَهُ الجَعَالَةَ
4.1.3he made good his covenant of protection—اسنى جِوَارَهُ

The same as أَحْسَنَهُ.

4.2the lightning sent its light into the house, tent, or chamber—اسنى البَرْقُ

Or it fell upon the ground; or it flew along in the clouds, or sometimes elsewhere, not in the clouds; but this happens only at night.

See also another explanation near the end of the first paragraph.

4.3the people, or party, stayed a year in a place—اسنى القَوْمُ

. Or it means أَتَى عَلَيْهِمُ العَامُ [the year passed over them; that is, they remained to the end of the year].

they were afflicted with drought, or barrenness—أَسْنَتُوا

Freytag has wrongly assigned this meaning to اِسْتَنَوْا.

The و, or the ى, which is originally و, is changed into ت to distinguish this verb from اسنى in the sense explained above. See سنت.

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He raised, exalted, or elevated, him, or it. (S, Msb, K.) اسنى النَّارَ He raised the light of the fire. (M.) اسنى لَهُ الجَائِزَةَ He raised [in value], to him, the جائزة [i. e. gift, or present]. (TA.) And أَسْنَيْنَا لَهُ الجَعَالَةَ We made much and high [in amount], to him, the pay. (Har p. 134.) And اسنى جِوَارَهُ i. q. أَحْسَنَهُ [app. meaning He made good his covenant of protection]. (TA.) اسنى البَرْقُ The lightning sent its light into the house, or tent, or chamber: or fell upon the ground: or flew along in the clouds; (K, TA;) or, sometimes, elsewhere, not in the clouds: but it is only in the night. (TA.) See also another explanation near the end of the first paragraph. اسنى القَوْمُ , (S, M, K,) inf. n. إِسْنَآءٌ , (S) The people, or party, tarried a year (S, K) in a place: (S:) or it signifies أَتَى عَلَيْهِمُ العَامُ [the year passed over them; meaning they remained to the end of the year]. (M.) But أَسْنَتُوا signifies They were afflicted with drought, or barrenness: (S, M, * K: [Freytag has erroneously assigned this signification to اِسْتَنَوْا :]) the و , (S,) or the ى , which is originally و , (M,) being changed into ت , (S, M,) to distinguish between this verb and اسنى in the sense expl. above. (S. [See art. سنت .])
Form 5تسنّى8 senses · 4 main

Core sense — he ascended; it opened, or became easy; I stayed a yeargenerated

5.1

See form 2, in two places.

5.1.1he ascended, said of a man—رقى رقية

[In the CK رَقٰى رُقْيَةً, and in my manuscript copy of the K رَقَا رُقْيَةً, but correctly رَقِىَ, meaning he ascended; agreeably with this rendering, the maṣdar is explained in the TK as meaning يوكسكه چقمق.]

5.2

It opened, or became opened or open: said of a lock and the like.

5.2.1

It became easy; and ready, or prepared.

5.2.2he found, or experienced, ease in his affairs—تَسَهَّلَ فِى أُمُورِهِ

Said of a man.

5.3[he sought to please, or content, such a one; or he pleased him, after striving or toiling]—تسنّى فُلَانًا

The same as تَرَضَّى.

But it is said in the M — apparently a mistake, perhaps for the T, since I do not find it in the M — that سنيت فلانا [by which may be meant either سَنَيْتُ or سَنَّيْتُ] means ترضّيته.

5.4I stayed, dwelt, or abode with him, or at his abode, a year—تَسَنَّيْتُ عِنْدَهُ

Like تَسَنَّهْتُ عِنْدَهُ, as given under سنه; or it means أَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ سُنَيَّاتِ [I stayed with him, or at his abode, some years — three or more, up to ten].

5.4.1it became altered [for the worse]—تسنّى

Er-Rāghib: it lost its freshness by the lapse of years.

See also تَسَنَّهَ.

But according to AA it is from the phrase in the Kur 15:26, 28 and 33, مِنْ حَمَأٍ مَسْنُونٍ, one of the ن s being changed into ى, and it is like تَقَضَّى for تَقَضَّضَ.

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: see 2, in two places. Also i. q. رقى رقية [in the CK رَقٰى رُقْيَةً , and in my MS. copy of the K رَقَا رُقْيَةً , but correctly رَقِىَ , meaning He ascended: agreeably with this rendering, the inf. n. is expl. in the TK as meaning يوكسكه چقمق :] said of a man. (K, * TA.) Also It opened, or became opened or open: said of a lock [&c.]. (TA.) It was, or became, facilitated, or easy; and ready, or prepared. (Har pp. 159 and 508.) And i. q. تَسَهَّلَ فِى أُمُورِهِ , said of a man, (K,) i. e. He found, or experienced, ease, or facility, in his affairs. (TK.) Also i. q. تَرَضَّى : so in the phrase تسنّى فُلَانًا [He sought to please, content, or satisfy, such a one; or he pleased, contented, or satisfied, such a one, after striving, labouring, or toiling]: (K:) but it is said in the M, [app. a mistake, perhaps for the T, for in the M I do not find it,] that سنيت فلانا [by which may be meant either سَنَيْتُ or سَنَّيْتُ ] means ترضّيته . (TA.) تَسَنَّيْتُ عِنْدَهُ I remained, stayed, dwelt, or abode, with him, or at his abode, a year; like تَسَنَّهْتُ عِنْدَهُ : (Msb in art. سنه :) or it means أَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ سُنَيَّاتِ [I remained &c., with him, or at his abode, some years; three or more, to ten, years]. (TA.) Hence, (TA,) تسنّى signifies also It became altered [for the worse], (S, K, TA,) accord. to Er-Rághib, so that it lost its freshness, by the lapse of years: (TA: [see also تَسَنَّهَ :]) but accord. to AA, it is from the phrase in the Kur [xv. 26 and 28 and 33] مِنْ حَمَأٍ مَسْنُونٍ ; one of the ن s being changed into ى ; and is similar to تَقَضَّى for تَقَضَّضَ . (S, TA.)
Form 8اِسْتَنَوْا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ2 senses

Core sense — they drew water for themselves; he looked at the light of the firegenerated

8.1

See form 1.

8.2he looked at the light of the fire—استنى النَّارَ
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: see 1. استنى النَّارَ He looked at the light of the fire. (IAar, M.)

Derived nouns 14

Nounسَنًا3 senses

Core sense — light, the light of lightning or of fire; the senna plantgenerated

1

Light; or the light of lightning, and of fire; or the point, or extremity, of the light of lightning.

Er-Rāghib: light shining or gleaming, or diffusing itself and rising.

Or a high light; and applied also to the shining, or gleaming, of weapons.

MF says that the apparent specifying in the K and elsewhere seems to have been taken from the verse of the Kur 24:43, and that the word is correctly a general term, with the meaning explained in the Msb.

[It is originally سَنَوٌ, though mentioned in the K as belonging to the article سنى, for] the dual is سَنَوَانِ. As did not know of a verb belonging to it.

2

Also [the cassia senna of Linn.; the common senna of medicine, so called at the present day; and also called سَنَامَكَّة and سَنَا حِجَازِىّ] a certain plant, used as a medicine, and recommended in a tradition; it thins the yellow bile, the black bile and the phlegm, however it is used; and it is used as a collyrium.

AHn describes it as a shrub, or small tree, of the class called أَغْلَاث [plural of غَلَثٌ], which is mixed with حِنَّآء and improves and strengthens its colour, and blackens it; and which has a fruit of such a kind that, when it dries up and is moved by the wind, it makes a sound of the kind termed زَجَل; so in the M under سنو and سنى.

Its name is as above and سَنَآءٌ, and the ism waḥda is سَنَاةٌ and سَنَآءَةٌ; so in the M under سنو and سنى.

The dual of سَنًا is سَنَيَانِ, and some say سَنَوَانِ; so in the M under سنى.

[According to a gloss in a copy of the S, as stated by Golius, the dual سَنَوَانِ is applied to the leaves of cyprus and senna mixed together, with which the hair is dyed black.]

In the phrase سَنَا المِسْكِ in a verse of El-Jaadee, the plant mentioned above may be meant, as though it were mixed with musk; or it may be from سَنًا, meaning “light”, because the diffusion of odour is like that of light.

3

سَنَا, or سَنَا سَنَا without teshdeed, and also with teshdeed, to the ن, is an Abyssinian expression meaning حَسُنَ.

It occurs in a tradition of Umm-Khálid, but it is related differently: some say سَنَهْ سَنَهْ and some سَنَان, each pronounced with as well as without teshdeed; so in the Nh.

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Light: (Msb, MF:) or the light of lightning, (S, M, K,) and of fire: (M:) or the point, or extremity, of the light of lightning: (T, TA:) or light shining or gleaming, or diffusing itself and rising: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or a high light: and applied also to the shining, or gleaming, of weapons: (Ham p. 271:) MF says that the apparent particularization in the K [&c.] seems to have been taken from the verse of the Kur [xxiv. 43], and that the word is correctly a general term, meaning as expl. in the Msb: (TA:) [it is originally سَنَوٌ , though mentioned in the K as belonging to art. سنى ; for] the dual is سَنَوَانِ : As knew not a verb belonging to it. (TA.) Also [The cassia senna of Linn.; the common senna of medicine; so called in the present day; and also called سَنَامَكَّة , and سَنَا حِجَازِىّ ;] a certain plant, (S, M, Msb, K,) used as a medicine; (S, TA;) and recommended in a trad.; (TA;) an attenuant of the yellow bile and the black bile and the phlegm, (K, TA,) howsoever used; (TA;) [and] used as a collyrium; (M;) AHn describes it as a shrub, or small tree, of the [class called] أَغْلَاث [pl. of غَلَثٌ ], which is mixed with حِنَّآء , and improves and strengthens its colour, and blackens it; and which has a fruit of such kind that, when it dries up, and is put in motion by the wind, it causes to be heard a sound such as is termed زَجَل [q. v.]: (M in arts. سنو and سنى , and TA:) its name is as above and سَنَآءٌ : (M, K:) and the n. un. is سَنَاةٌ and سَنَآءَةٌ : (M in arts. سنو and سنى :) the dual of سَنًا is سَنَيَانِ , and some say سَنَوَانِ . (M in art. سنى .) [Accord. to a gloss. in a copy of the S, as stated by Golius, the dual سَنَوَانِ is applied to The leaves of cyprus (or حِنَّآء ) and senna mixed together, with which the hair is dyed black.] In the phrase سَنَا المِسْكِ , in a verse of El-Jaadee, the plant [above mentioned] may be meant, as though it were mixed with musk: or it may be from سَنًا signifying “ light; ” because the diffusion of odour is like that of light. (M.) سَنَا , (JM,) or سَنَا سَنَا , (TA,) without teshdeed, and also with tesh-deed, to the ن , is an Abyssinian expression, meaning حَسُنَ [q. v.], (JM, TA,) occurring in a trad. of Umm-Khálid; but it is differently related; some saying سَنَهْ سَنَهْ ; and some, سَنَان ; and pronouncing each with, as well as without, teshdeed: so in the Nh. (TA.)
Nounطَعَامٌ سَنٍ1 sense

Core sense — food, or wheat, grown old through the lapse of yearsgenerated

1food, or wheat, that has undergone the lapse of years—سَنِهٌ

So Abu Zeyd, as given under سنه.

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[Food, or wheat,] that has undergone the lapse of years; as also سَنِهٌ . (AZ, TA in art. سنه .)
Nounسَنَةٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a year; a year of drought or barrennessgenerated

1

Applied to a portion of time: a year; the same as حَوْلٌ, or عَامٌ; but a distinction is made between عَامٌ and سَنَةٌ.

[As has been stated under سنه,] it belongs to the articles سنو and سنه, in both of which it is mentioned in many of the lexicons; see what has been said about it under سنه in the present work.

According to Suh, in the R, it is from سَنَا, said of a beast turning a water-wheel, meaning “he turned round about the well”; so that it signifies a single revolution of the sun, and it is sometimes termed دَارٌ.

He says also that it is longer than the عَام, which is applied to the twelve Arabian months collectively; but سَنَةٌ is also applied to twelve revolutions of the moon.

The سَنَة شَمْسِيَّة [or solar year] is three hundred and sixty-five days and a quarter of a day, and the سَنَة قَمَرِيَّة [or lunar year] is three hundred and fifty-four days and a third of a day.

On the authority of Er-Rāghib: سَنَةٌ is used of a year in which there is difficulty, and drought, barrenness or dearth, and عَامٌ of one in which there is ampleness of the means of life and abundance of herbage; and by this is explained the fine point in the words of the Kur 29:13, أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا [a thousand years save fifty years], because the fifty years passed before the mission of the prophet Noah, before which no harm came to him from his people, but after his mission the years were difficult for him.

On the diminutives (which are سُنّيَّةٌ and سُنَيْهَةٌ, the former according to those who make the original of سَنَةٌ to be سَنْوَةٌ, and the latter according to those who make it to be سَنْهَةٌ) and the plurals (which are سَنَوَاتٌ, سَنَهَاتٌ, سِنُونَ, سُنُونَ, سِنِينٌ and سِنِينَ, the last of which is originally سِنِينٌ, and سُنِىٌّ also), see سَنَةٌ under سنه.

1.1figurative · مجاز

Also, on سَنَةٌ used alone as meaning drought, or barrenness, or violent, intense drought, see that word under سنه.

2figurative · مجاز

Also, on the same word used as an adjective applied to land, meaning affected with drought or barrenness, like سَنْوَآءُ and سَنْهَآءُ, see that same word under سنه.

Qur’ānic occurrences سَنَة 3 shown of 7
5:26
قَالَ فَإِنَّهَا مُحَرَّمَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ۛ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً ۛ يَتِيهُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ فَلَا تَأْسَ عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ

Allah said: "Therefore will the land be out of their reach for forty years: In distraction will they wander through the land: But sorrow thou not over these rebellious people.

22:47
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلْعَذَابِ وَلَن يُخْلِفَ ٱللَّهُ وَعْدَهُۥ ۚ وَإِنَّ يَوْمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ

Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment! But Allah will not fail in His Promise. Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years of your reckoning.

70:4
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, applied to a portion of time, (M,) signifying A year, syn. حَوْلٌ , (Mgh,) or عَامٌ , (K,) but a distinction is made between عَامٌ and سَنَةٌ , [as has been stated in art. سنه ,] (TA,) belongs to arts. سنو and سنه [in both of which it is mentioned in many of the lexicons: see what has been said respecting it in art. سنه in the present work]: (M:) accord. to Suh, in the R, it is from سَنَا , aor. يَسْنُو , said of a beast [turning a water-wheel], meaning “ he turned round about the well; ” so that it signifies a single revolution of the sun; and it is sometimes termed دَارٌ : he says also that it is longer than the عَام , which is applied to the [twelve] Arabian months [collectively]: but سَنَةٌ is also applied to twelve revolutions of the moon: the سَنَة شَمْسِيَّة [or solar year] is three hundred and sixty-five days and a quarter of a day: and the سَنَة قَمَرِيَّة [or lunar year] is three hundred and fifty-four days and a third of a day: it is also said, on the authority of Er-Rághib, that سَنَةٌ is used as denoting a year in which is difficulty, and drought, or barrenness, or dearth; and عَامٌ , as denoting that in which is ampleness of the means, or circumstances, of life, and abundance of herbage or the like; and by this is explained the nice point in the words of the Kur [xxix. 13], أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا [a thousand years save fifty years]; because the fifty years passed before the mission of the prophet [Noah], before which no harm happened to him from his people; but after his mission, the years were difficult to him. (TA.) [Respecting the dims., (which are سُنّيَّةٌ and سُنَيْهَةٌ , the former accord. to those who make the original of سَنَةٌ to be سَنْوَةٌ , and the latter accord. to those who make it to be سَنْهَةٌ ,) and the pls., (which are سَنَوَاتٌ and سَنَهَاتٌ and سِنُونَ and سُنُونَ and سِنِينٌ and سِنِينَ , the last whereof is originally سِنِينٌ , and سُنِىٌّ also,) see سَنَةٌ in art. سنه Also respecting سَنَةٌ used alone as signifying Drought, or barrenness, or vehement or intense drought, see that word in art. سنه . Also respecting the same word used as an epithet, applied to land ( أَرْضٌ ), as meaning Affected with drought or barrenness, like سَنْوَآءُ and سَنْهَآءُ , see that same word in art. سنه .]
Nounسَنَةٌ سَنْوَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — a hard, distressing year; land struck by droughtgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferreda land affected with drought or barrenness—أَرْضٌ سَنْوَآءٌ

A hard, rigorous, or distressing, year.

Like أَرْضٌ سَنَةٌ. See also سَنْهَآءُ under سنه.

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A hard, rigorous, or distressing, year. (M, K.) And أَرْضٌ سَنْوَآءٌ A land affected with drought or barrenness [like أَرْضٌ سَنَةٌ ]. (TA.) [See also سَنْهَآءُ , in art. سنه .]
Nounسَنَآءٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — high, exalted rank or condition; brightness of lightgenerated

1

Maṣdar of سَنَت, said of fire; of سَنَا, said of lightning; and of سَنُوَ.

1.1

Used as a simple noun: high, or exalted, rank or condition.

2

See also سَنًا.

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inf. n. of سَنَت said of fire, (M,) and of سَنَا said of lightning, (TA,) and of سَنُوَ . (M.) [Used as a simple subst.,] High, or exalted, rank or condition. (S, * Msb, K, TA.) See also سَنًا .
Nounسَنِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — high, or exalted, in rank or conditiongenerated

1high, or exalted, in rank or condition—سَنَايَا

Applied to a man.

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High, or exalted, in rank or condition: (S, M:) as also سَنَايَا , applied to a man. (K, * TA.)
Nounسُنَيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a little yeargenerated

1

Diminutive of سَنَةٌ, as given under سنه, according to those who make that word to be originally سَنْوَةٌ; plural سُنَيَّاتٌ.

See form 5 above; and see also سَنَةٌ under سنه, in four places.

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dim. of سَنَةٌ , (S and Msb in art. سنه ,) accord. to those who make the latter word to be originally سَنْوَةٌ : (Msb in that art.:) pl. سُنَيَّاتٌ . (K and TA in that art., and TA in the present art.) See 5, last sentence but one; and see also سَنَةٌ , in art. سنه , in four places.
Nounأَخَذَهُ بِسِنَايَتِهِ1 sense

Core sense — he took it wholly, he took the whole of itgenerated

1he took it wholly—بِصِنَايَتِهِ
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(S, K) and بِصِنَايَتِهِ (S) He took it wholly. (S, K.)
Nounسَنَايَا1 sense

Core sense — the whole of a thinggenerated

1

See سَنِىٌّ.

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: see سَنِىٌّ .
Nounسَانٍ1 sense

Core sense — watering, and drawing water, said of a man or a camelgenerated

1

Watering: [and drawing water:] applied [as an adjective] to a man and to a camel.

Plural سُنَاةٌ, which is applied by Lebeed to men [as meaning] drawing water by means of سَوَانٍ [plural of سَانِيَةٌ].

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Watering: [and drawing water:] applied [as an epithet] to a man and to a camel: pl. سُنَاةٌ ; which is applied by Lebeed to men [as meaning] drawing water by means of سَوَانٍ [pl. of سَانِيَةٌ , q. v.]. (TA.)
Nounسَانِيَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a camel on which water is drawn from a deep well; a beast turning a wellgenerated

1

[A noun from سَانٍ, made so by the affix ة.]

A she-camel, or a camel — a he-camel as well as a she-camel — upon which water is drawn from a deep well [by a man riding or leading it away from the well, the two extremities of a long rope being tied to the saddle, and the upper end of the well-rope tied to the middle of that rope, as explained under ثِنَايَةٌ]; the same as نَاضِحَةٌ.

[It seems also to mean, sometimes, a camel that carries water for irrigating seed-produce, a meaning likewise assigned to نَاضِحَةٌ and نَاضِحٌ.]

And a beast that turns round about a well, raising water from it by means of the machine called دُولَاب. Plural سَوَانٍ.

Hence the proverb:

shāhid
سَيْرُ السَّوَانِى سَفَرٌ لَا يَنْقَطِعْ

[The course of the beasts that draw water in either of the ways described is a journey that does not end].

1.1

Also the غَرْب [or large bucket with which water is drawn] together with its gear.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

And a cloud watering the earth.

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[a subst. from سَانٍ , made so by the affix ة ,] A she-camel, (S, * M, K,) or a camel, (Mgh, Msb,) a he-camel as well as a she-camel, (TA,) upon which water is drawn (S, * M, Mgh, Msb, K, TA) from a [deep] well (Mgh, Msb) [by a man riding or leading it away from the well, it having the two extremities of a long rope tied to the saddle, and the upper end of the wellrope being tied to the middle of the former rope, as expl. voce ثِنَايَةٌ ]; i. q. نَاضِحَةٌ : (S, TA:) [it seems also to signify, sometimes, a camel that carries water for irrigating seed-produce; a meaning likewise assigned to نَاضِحَةٌ and نَاضِحٌ :] and a beast ( دابّة ) that turns round about a well [raising water from it by means of the machine called دُولَاب ]: (R, TA:) pl. سَوَانٍ . (S, Mgh, TA.) Hence the prov., 1 [The course of the beasts that draw water in either of the ways described above is a journey that does not end]. (S, Mgh, TA.) سَيْرُ السَّوَانِى سَفَرٌ لَا يَنْقَطِعْ Also the غَرْب [or large bucket with which water is drawn] together with its gear, or apparatus. (M, Mgh, K.) And A cloud watering the earth. (Msb.)
Nounأَرْضٌ مَسْنُوَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — land that is watered, or irrigatedgenerated

1

And مَسْنِيَّةٌ: see form 1, second sentence.

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and مَسْنِيَّةٌ : see 1, second sentence.
Nounمُسَنَّاةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a dam built to keep back the water of a torrentgenerated

1

The same as عَرِمٌ; or rather a dam, that is, a thing built up to keep back the water of a torrent; a kind of wall built in the face of water, as given under سن.

So called because there are in it sluices, or openings for the water, as may be required; from سَنَّيْتُ الشَّىْءَ and الأَمْرَ, explained above; so in the T. Plural مُسَنَّيَاتٌ.

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i. q. عَرِمٌ [q. v.]: (S, K:) [or rather] A dam; i. e. a thing constructed [or raised] to keep back the water of a torrent; (Mgh;) a [kind of] wall built in the face of water: (Msb in art. سن :) so called because there are in it sluices, or openings for the water, according to what may be required; from سَنَّيْتُ الشَّىْءَ , and الأَمْرَ , expl. above: so in the T: (TA:) pl. مُسَنَّيَاتٌ . (MA.)
Nounمَسْنَوِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a well with a long rope, from which water is drawn by a camelgenerated

1

Or بِئْرٌ مَسْنَوِيَّةٌ: a well of which the rope is long, from which one draws water only by means of the camel called سَانِيَة.

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, (M, TA,) or بِئْرٌ مَسْنَوِيَّةٌ , (Az, TA,) A well (Az, M, TA) of which the rope is long, (Az, TA,) from which one draws water only by means of the camel called سَانِيَة . (Az, M, * TA.)