A2noun
سِنّ
sinn
tooth
Example
يُؤْلِمُني سِنّي.
yuʾlimunī sinnī.
My tooth hurts.
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Arabic root
س-ن-ن
2 words from this root family
B1noun
سُنَّةٌ
sunnah
way / practice / established custom
Example
سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا
sunnata Allāhi allatī qad khalat min qablu wa-lan tajida li-sunnati Allāhi tabdīlā
This is the established way of Allah which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allah any change (48:23)
Grammar
Feminine noun. Plural: سُنَنٌ (sunan). In the Quran, سُنَّةُ اللَّهِ means God's unchanging patterns/laws in history and nature. Also refers to the Prophet's practice.
Culture
In the Quran, sunnatu Allāh refers to God's unchanging laws governing nations — those who are righteous prosper, those who transgress are destroyed. A divine pattern that never changes.