صان

See also: ضأن

Arabic

Root
ص و ن (ṣ-w-n)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤaː.na/

Verb

صَانَ • (ṣāna) I, non-past يَصُونُ‎ (yaṣūnu)

  1. to protect, preserve, respect
  2. to stand on the edge of the hoof

Conjugation

References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *san (“number; counting”), from *sā(j)- (“to count, to consider”), the same root of صایمق (saymak, “to count, consider, esteem”) and صانمق (sanmak, “to deem, suppose”).

Noun

صان • (san)

  1. estimation, counting, calculation, reckoning, as to number or quantity
    Synonym: حساب (hisab)
  2. esteem, reputation, regard, fame, the worth in which something or someone is held
    Synonyms: اوݣ (ün), شان (şan), شهرت (şöhret)
  3. review, a military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs

Derived terms

  • صان ویرمك (san virmek, “to be passed in review”)
  • صانلو (sanlı, “esteemed, regarded”)
  • صانامق (sanamak, “to esteem, value”)
  • صانمق (sanmak, “to deem, suppose”)
  • صایمق (saymak, “to count, consider, esteem”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: san

Further reading

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