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sunna

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See also: Sunna, sunnà, and Sunná

English

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Noun

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sunna (countable and uncountable, plural sunnas)

  1. Alternative form of sunnah

Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā (sun).

Noun

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sunna f

  1. (Formazza) sun, the Sun

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Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sunna f

  1. sunnah

Declension

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Further reading

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  • sunna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • sunna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Hausa

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sún.nàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sɪ́n.nàː]

Noun

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sunnā̀ f (plural sunnōnī, possessed form sunnàr̃)

  1. (Islam) sunnah

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sún.nàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sɪ́n.nàː]

Verb

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sunnā̀ (grade 1)

  1. (with an indirect object) To give something secretly to someone.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- < *sóh₂wl̥ (sun).

Germanic cognates: Faroese sunna, English sun, West Frisian sinne, Low German Sünn, Zunne, Dutch zon, German Sonne, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō).

Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit स्वर् (svar), Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios), Latin sol, Old Church Slavonic слъньцє (slŭnĭce), Russian солнце (solnce), Latvian saũle, Welsh haul.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sunna f (genitive singular sunnu, nominative plural sunnur)

  1. (poetic) sun
    Synonyms: sól, (poetic) röðull

Declension

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Declension of sunna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sunna sunnan sunnur sunnurnar
accusative sunnu sunnuna sunnur sunnurnar
dative sunnu sunnunni sunnum sunnunum
genitive sunnu sunnunnar sunna sunnanna

Derived terms

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, habit, custom).

Noun

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sunna f

  1. (Islam) sunnah

Middle English

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Noun

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sunna

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of sonne (sun)

Old Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *sunnā (sun).

Noun

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sunna f

  1. sun
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • Middle Dutch: sonne f or m
    • Dutch: zon
      • Afrikaans: son
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: sono
      • Jersey Dutch: zon
      • Negerhollands: son, zon
      • Sranan Tongo: son (see there for further descendants)
    • Limburgish: zón
    • West Flemish: zunne
    • Zealandic: zunne
Further reading
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  • sunna”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Etymology 2

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Unclear.

Noun

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sunna ?

  1. Son (a village in modern North Brabant, the Netherlands)
Inflection
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “son”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *sunnō. Masculine form of sunne.

Noun

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sunna m

  1. sun

Declension

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Weak:

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Old High German

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Etymology 1

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    From Proto-West Germanic *sunnā (sun).

    Noun

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    sunna f

    1. sun
    Declension
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    Declension of sunna (feminine n-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative sunna sunnun
    accusative sunnūn sunnun
    genitive sunnūn sunnōno
    dative sunnūn sunnōm, sunnōn
    Descendants
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    References

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    1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

    Etymology 2

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    From Proto-West Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō.

    Noun

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    sunna f

    1. an excuse
    2. justification
    3. law

    References

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    1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
    2. Grimm, Jacob, Teutonic Mythology, vol 1, 1882.

    Old Irish

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    Adverb

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    sunna

    1. Alternative spelling of sund

    Old Norse

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (sun).

    Noun

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    sunna f (genitive sunnu)

    1. (poetic, heiti) sun
      Synonym: sól

    Declension

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    Declension of sunna (weak ōn-stem)
    feminine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative sunna sunnan sunnur sunnurnar
    accusative sunnu sunnuna sunnur sunnurnar
    dative sunnu sunnunni sunnum sunnunum
    genitive sunnu sunnunnar sunnna sunnnanna

    Synonyms

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    Old Saxon

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *sunnā (sun).

    Noun

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    sunna f

    1. sun

    Declension

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    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French sunna.

    Noun

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    sunna f (uncountable)

    1. sunnah

    Declension

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    Declension of sunna
    singular only indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative sunna sunnaua
    genitive-dative - -i
    vocative

    Tagalog

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna). Compare Javanese ꦱꦸꦤꦃ (sunah). Doublet of sunat (circumcision).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    sunna (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ) (Islam)

    1. sunnah

    Further reading

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    • sunna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018