שמן

Aramaic

Verb

שמן • (transliteration needed)

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

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ן (sh-m-n)
11 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

Pronunciation 1

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.men/

Noun

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

1. oil (liquid fat)
2. (specifically) cooking oil

Declension

Declension of שֶׁמֶן

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	שֶׁמֶן	first	שֶׁמֶנִי		שֶׁמֶנֵנוּ
	definite	הַשֶּׁמֶן	second	שֶׁמֶנְךָ	שֶׁמֶנֵךְ	שֶׁמֶנְכֶם	שֶׁמֶנְכֶן
	construct	שֶׁמֶן־	third	שֶׁמֶנוֹ	שֶׁמֶנָהּ	שֶׁמֶנָם	שֶׁמֶנָן
plural	indefinite	שְׁמָנִים	first	שמניי / שְׁמָנַי		שְׁמָנֵינוּ
	definite	הַשְּׁמָנִים	second	שְׁמָנֶיךָ	שמנייך / שְׁמָנַיִךְ	שַׁמְנֵיכֶם	שַׁמְנֵיכֶן
	construct	שַׁמְנֵי־	third	שְׁמָנָיו	שְׁמָנֶיהָ	שַׁמְנֵיהֶם	שַׁמְנֵיהֶן

Pronunciation 2

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈman/

Noun

שֻׁמָּן • (shumán) m (plural indefinite שֻׁמָּנִים)

1. defective spelling of שומן

Verb

שֻׁמַּן • (shumán) (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of שומן

Pronunciation 3

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈman/

Verb

שָׁמַן • (shamán) (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	שָׁמַנְתִּי		שָׁמַנּוּ
	second	שָׁמַנְתָּ	שָׁמַנְתְּ	שְׁמַנְתֶּם1	שְׁמַנְתֶּן1
	third	שָׁמַן	שָׁמְנָה	שָׁמְנוּ
present		שָׁמֵן	שְׁמֵנָה	שְׁמֵנִים	שְׁמֵנוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׁמַן		נִשְׁמַן
	second	תִּשְׁמַן	תִּשְׁמְנִי	תִּשְׁמְנוּ	תִּשְׁמַנָּה2
	third	יִשְׁמַן	תִּשְׁמַן	יִשְׁמְנוּ	תִּשְׁמַנָּה2
imperative		שְׁמַן	שִׁמְנִי	שִׁמְנוּ	שְׁמַנָּה2

¹ Pronounced שָׁמַנְתֶּם and שָׁמַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• "שמן" in the Verb Conjugation Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Pronunciation 4

Etymology

Compare Arabic سَمِين (samīn).

Adjective

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

1. fat, chubby
2. oily, greasy

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “chubby”): רָזֶה

Derived terms

• שְׁמַנְמַן

Pronunciation 5

Verb

שִׁמֵּן • (shimén) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שימן