שמן

Aramaic

Verb

שמן • (transliteration needed)

to ripen, to mature
to be fat

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ן (sh-m-n)
11 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

Pronunciation 1

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

Noun

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

oil (liquid fat)
(specifically) cooking oil

Declension

Declension of **שֶׁמֶן**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	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)

defective spelling of שומן

Verb

שֻׁמַּן • (shumán) (pu'al construction)

defective spelling of שומן

Pronunciation 3

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

Verb

שָׁמַן • (shamán) (pa'al construction)

To grow or become fat, such as by overeating.
To be fat.

Conjugation

Conjugation of **שָׁמַן** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לשמון / לִשְׁמֹן
		action noun		—
		passive participle		—

finite forms		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)

fat, chubby
oily, greasy

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “chubby”): רָזֶה

Derived terms

שְׁמַנְמַן

Pronunciation 5

Verb

שִׁמֵּן • (shimén) (pi'el construction)

defective spelling of שימן