שמן

Aramaic

Verb

שמן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to ripen, to mature
  2. to be fat

Hebrew
Root
שׁ־מ־ן (š-m-n)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

שֶׁמֶן • (shémen) m (plural indefinite שְׁמָנִים, singular construct שֶׁמֶן־, plural construct שַׁמְנֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Oil: any of various hydrophobic liquids with low external friction.
  2. Specifically, cooking oil.
Declension
Declension of שֶׁמֶן
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite שֶׁמֶן first שֶׁמֶנִישֶׁמֶנֵנוּ
definite הַשֶּׁמֶן second שֶׁמֶנְךָשֶׁמֶנֵךְשֶׁמֶנְכֶםשֶׁמֶנְכֶן
construct שֶׁמֶן־ third שֶׁמֶנוֹשֶׁמֶנָהּשֶׁמֶנָםשֶׁמֶנָן
pluralindefinite שְׁמָנִים first שמניי / שְׁמָנַישְׁמָנֵינוּ
definite הַשְּׁמָנִים second שְׁמָנֶיךָשמנייך / שְׁמָנַיִךְשַׁמְנֵיכֶםשַׁמְנֵיכֶן
construct שַׁמְנֵי־ third שְׁמָנָיושְׁמָנֶיהָשַׁמְנֵיהֶםשַׁמְנֵיהֶן

Pronunciation 2

Noun

שֻׁמָּן • (shumán) m (plural indefinite שֻׁמָּנִים)

  1. defective spelling of שומן

Verb

שֻׁמַּן • (shumán) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of שומן

Pronunciation 3

Verb

שָׁמַן • (shamán) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To grow or become fat, such as by overeating.
  2. To be fat.
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׁמַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לשמון / לִשְׁמֹן
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שָׁמַנְתִּישָׁמַנּוּ
second שָׁמַנְתָּשָׁמַנְתְּשְׁמַנְתֶּם1שְׁמַנְתֶּן1
third שָׁמַןשָׁמְנָהשָׁמְנוּ
present שָׁמֵןשְׁמֵנָהשְׁמֵנִיםשְׁמֵנוֹת
future first אֶשְׁמַןנִשְׁמַן
second תִּשְׁמַןתִּשְׁמְנִיתִּשְׁמְנוּתִּשְׁמַנָּה2
third יִשְׁמַןתִּשְׁמַןיִשְׁמְנוּתִּשְׁמַנָּה2
imperative שְׁמַןשִׁמְנִישִׁמְנוּשְׁמַנָּה2
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׁמַנְתֶּם and שָׁמַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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References
  1. The Academy of the Hebrew Language‎ (in Hebrew), 2024 March 14 (last accessed)

Etymology

Compare Arabic سَمِين (samīn).

Adjective

שָׁמֵן • (shamén) (feminine שְׁמֵנָה, masculine plural שְׁמֵנִים, feminine plural שְׁמֵנוֹת)

  1. fat, chubby
  2. oily, greasy
Antonyms
Derived terms

Verb

שִׁמֵּן • (shimén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שימן
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