صنعاء
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Arabic
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Etymology
[edit]From Old South Arabian 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 (ṣnʿw); 𐩮𐩬𐩲 (ṣnʿ) is also found as a town-name. Both are of trivial derivation from 𐩮𐩬𐩲 (ṣnʿ, “to work, to work upon, to fortify”) cognate to Arabic صَنَعَ (ṣanaʕa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]صَنْعَاء • (ṣanʕāʔ) f
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun صَنْعَاء (ṣanʕāʔ)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | صَنْعَاء ṣanʕāʔ |
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| Nominative | — | صَنْعَاءُ ṣanʕāʔu |
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| Accusative | — | صَنْعَاءَ ṣanʕāʔa |
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| Genitive | — | صَنْعَاءَ ṣanʕāʔa |
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Derived terms
[edit]- صَنْعَانِيّ (ṣanʕāniyy, “Sanaani”)
Descendants
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- Arabic terms borrowed from Old South Arabian
- Arabic terms derived from Old South Arabian
- Arabic 2-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic proper nouns
- Arabic feminine nouns
- ar:Cities in Yemen
- ar:National capitals
- ar:Places in Yemen
- Arabic nouns with basic diptote singular
- Arabic definite nouns