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سَنّ
enactment (of laws) /ˈsann/
nounB1#2104 most common
Also: legislating, sharpening (a blade), whetting
Example sentences
سَنّ القانون مهم.
Enacting the law is important.
يريد المجلس سَنّ قانون جديد.
The council wants to enact a new law.
سَنّ السكين يجعلها حادة.
Sharpening the knife makes it sharp.
تمّ سَنّ عدة قوانين لحماية البيئة.
Several laws were enacted to protect the environment.
يتطلب سَنّ التشريعات دراسة دقيقة للمصلحة العامة.
Enacting legislation requires careful study of the public interest.
إنّ سَنّ القوانين دون مراعاة الواقع الاجتماعي قد يؤدي إلى نتائج عكسية.
Enacting laws without regard for social reality may produce counterproductive results.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَنٌّ | None |
| Genitive | سَنٍّ | None |
| Accusative | سَنّاً | None |
| Vocative | يا سَنُّ | None |
Word family
سَنَّto sharpen; to enact (a law)
سُنّةtradition, established practice
مِسَنّwhetstone
مَسْنونsharpened
سِنّtooth; ageEtymology
The word is the verbal noun of the verb سَنَّ, built on the triliteral root س-ن-ن. The root's core sense is to sharpen or whet against a stone. From sharpening came the idea of setting a fixed course or custom, which gave سُنّة, and in modern usage the legal sense of enacting laws.
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