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Sana: meaning, origin and pronunciation

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ثنا

ثَنَاء

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Sana (ثنا, Arabic ثَنَاء) means “praise”. It comes from the Arabic root ث ن ي. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ث ن ي.

Meaning
praise
معنی
تعریف، ثنا

Where it comes from

Thanāʾ is praise (Lane). Spelt سنا it is a different word, sanā, brightness (Quran 24:43).

Say it
sa-naAudio recordings coming later
Root
ث ن ي
Other spellings
Sanaa