صان

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See also: ضأن

Arabic

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Root
ص و ن (ṣ w n)
4 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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صَانَ (ṣāna) I (non-past يَصُونُ (yaṣūnu), verbal noun صَوْن (ṣawn) or صِيَان (ṣiyān) or صِيَانَة (ṣiyāna))

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

Conjugation

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References

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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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

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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

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: san

Further reading

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