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سَنَة
year /ˈsa.na/
nounA1#154 most common
Also: years (in stating age), annum
Example sentences
عُمْري عِشْرونَ سَنَةً.
I am twenty years old.
السَّنَةُ فيها اثْنا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا.
The year has twelve months.
سَأُسافِرُ إلى مِصْرَ السَّنَةَ القادِمة.
I will travel to Egypt next year.
دَرَسْتُ اللُّغةَ العَرَبِيّةَ لِمُدّةِ سَنَتَيْن.
I studied Arabic for two years.
في السَّنَواتِ الأَخيرة، تَغَيَّرَتِ المَدينةُ كَثيرًا.
In recent years, the city has changed a lot.
مَرَّتْ سِنونَ طِوالٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَعودَ إلى وَطَنِه.
Long years passed before he returned to his homeland.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَنَةٌ | سَنَوَاتٌ |
| Genitive | سَنَةٍ | سَنَوَاتٍ |
| Accusative | سَنَةً | سَنَوَاتٍ |
| Vocative | سَنَةُ | سَنَوَاتُ |
Word family
Etymology
سَنَة comes from a common Semitic word for year. The same root gives Hebrew shanah, Aramaic shattā, and Akkadian shattu. The original sense ties to the turning and repetition of the seasons.
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