سِنٌّ
Root: سن
Full Definition
سِنٌّ
i. q.
ضِرْسٌ [as meaning A tooth; in which sense this latter word is often used; though it is frequently restricted to a molar tooth, or to any of the teeth except the central incisors]: [or, accord. to some, a single tooth; i. e. one that is not of the double, or molar, kind; as shown by a description in what follows:] of the fem. gender: pl. أَسْنَانٌ and أَسِنَّةٌ and أَسُنٌّ, the last of these mentioned by Lh, and this and the second anomalous; or the second is allowable as pl. of the first of these pls.; or it is pl. of the سِنَان of the spear; but may also be pl. of أَسْنَانٌ as pl. of سِنٌّ applied to herbage upon which camels pasture, in an instance to be cited in what follows: the vulgar say إِسْنَان and أُسْنَان, which are wrong: the أَسْنَان of a human being consist of four ثَنَايَا, and four رَبَاعِيَات, and four أَنْيَاب, and four نَوَاجِذ, and sixteen أَضْرَاس: or, as some say, four ثنايا, and four رباعيات, and four انياب, and four نواجذ, and four ضَوَاحِك, and twelve أَرْحَآء: or the أَسْنَان and أَضْرَاس together make up the number of thirty-two; the ثنابا are four, two above and two below [in the middle]; next are the رباعيات, which are four, two above and two below; next are the انياب, which are four [likewise, two above and two below]; and next are the اضراس, which are twenty, on each side five above and five below; and of these [last] the four that are next to the انياب are the ضواحك; next to each ناب, above and below, is a ضَاحِك; next to the ضواحك are the طَوَاحِن, also called the أَرْحَآء, which are twelve, on each side [above and below] three; and next to these are the نواجذ, which are the last of the teeth in growth, and the last of the اضراس, on each side of the mouth one above and one below: the dim. of سِنٌّ is
سُنَيْنَةٌ , because it is fem. One says, لَا آتِيكَ سِنَّ الحِسْلِ, i. e. I will not come to thee as long as remains the tooth of the young one of the [kind of lizard called] ضَبّ; meaning, ever; because the حسل never sheds a tooth: or, as Lh relates it, on the authority of ElMufaddal, سِنَّىْ حِسْلٍ; [using the dual form of سِنٌّ;] and [it may be rendered, accord. to the former reading,
2 Hence,
3 And
4 Also
5 [And
6 And
7 A tooth [or pin] of a key [app. of the kind of wooden lock called ضَبَّة, q. v.].
8 See also سِنْسِنٌ.
9 Also, (M, K, and A and K in art. فص,) or سِنَّةٌ , A clove, (فَصٌّ, S and A as syn. with سِنٌّ in art. فص, and JM in explanation of سِنَّةٌ in the present art., or فَصَّةٌ, S and L in explanation of سِنَّةٌ,) or a حَبَّة [app. here meaning small distinct portion] of the head [app. here meaning bulb], (M and L and K in explanation of سِنٌّ,) of garlic.
def.2 [Accord. to some,] one says, وَقَعَ فُلَانٌ فِى سِنِّ رَأْسِهِ, meaning Such a one fell into [what equalled] the number of his hairs, of good, and of evil: or, as some say, into what he willed, or wished, and had authority to decide: but this is a mistranscription: the correct saying is فِى سِىِّ رَأْسِهِ, and سَوَآءِ رَأْسِهِ, meaning he fell into a state of enjoyment, or welfare; the former sometimes expl. as meaning, [he lighted upon, or came upon, what equalled] the number of the hairs of his head, of wealth, or good: or what equalled [the hairs of] his head, of abundance of herbage, or of the goods, conveniences, or comforts, of life: the saying is a prov.
def.3 السِّنُّ also signifies The wild bull.
[And they came;فَجَآءَتْ كَسِنِّ الظَّبْىِ لَمْ أَرَ مِثْلَهَا بَوَآءَ قَتِيلٍ أَوْ حَلُوبَةَ جَائِعِ
2 Hence,
3 And
4 Also
5 [And
[Equals like the teeth of the ass]; سواسية being an anomalous pl. of سَوَآءٌ.سَوَاسِيَةٌ كَأَسْنَانِ الحِمَارِ
6 And
7 A tooth [or pin] of a key [app. of the kind of wooden lock called ضَبَّة, q. v.].
8 See also سِنْسِنٌ.
9 Also, (M, K, and A and K in art. فص,) or سِنَّةٌ , A clove, (فَصٌّ, S and A as syn. with سِنٌّ in art. فص, and JM in explanation of سِنَّةٌ in the present art., or فَصَّةٌ, S and L in explanation of سِنَّةٌ,) or a حَبَّة [app. here meaning small distinct portion] of the head [app. here meaning bulb], (M and L and K in explanation of سِنٌّ,) of garlic.
def.2 [Accord. to some,] one says, وَقَعَ فُلَانٌ فِى سِنِّ رَأْسِهِ, meaning Such a one fell into [what equalled] the number of his hairs, of good, and of evil: or, as some say, into what he willed, or wished, and had authority to decide: but this is a mistranscription: the correct saying is فِى سِىِّ رَأْسِهِ, and سَوَآءِ رَأْسِهِ, meaning he fell into a state of enjoyment, or welfare; the former sometimes expl. as meaning, [he lighted upon, or came upon, what equalled] the number of the hairs of his head, of wealth, or good: or what equalled [the hairs of] his head, of abundance of herbage, or of the goods, conveniences, or comforts, of life: the saying is a prov.
def.3 السِّنُّ also signifies The wild bull.
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