סנונית

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ס־נ־ן (s-n-n)

Etymology[edit]

Shared word throughout Semitic languages. Compare Ugaritic 𐎒𐎐𐎐𐎚 (snnt), as well as Akkadian 𒋆𒄷 (/⁠sinuntu⁠/), from which are descended Aramaic סְנוּנִותׇא /‏ ܣܢܽܘܢܺܝܬܳܐ (sənūniyatā) and Arabic سُنُونُو (sunūnū).

Noun[edit]

סְנוּנִית • (snunít) f

  1. swallow, martin

References[edit]

  • “סנונית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading[edit]

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