شَانِي
šέni
basic morphological information

n.

a sprout, a newly emerged plant
росток, проросшее растение
حبة، حبة القمح على الساق
LS 145; Kogan 2015:519
text examples

méraṭk ˁážeʰ kor ádaḥ énhi šέni ‘I advised a woman to put aside some sprouts for me’ (field notes)

 

semantic notes

The lexeme, translated by Leslau as ‘semence, blé qui est sur les tiges’ (LS 145), designates “something sown, standing grain” (Kogan 2015:519).

root
derivates
etymology
Proto-MSA *šny to seed, to cultivate
continental MSA
  • Mhr. məhnōy farm, cultivated field
  • Jib. ešné to cultivate an orchard, a field
  • Jib. məšnúˀ garden on the mountain