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title: "صَنْعَة (ṣanʿa) meaning in Arabic: craft, trade"
description: "صَنْعَة (ṣanʿa) means “craft, trade”. Root ص·ن·ع, pattern , level B2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/sanat"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# صَنْعَة

*ṣanʿa* · **craft, trade**

صَنْعَة (ṣanʿa) is an Arabic noun meaning “craft, trade”. It is built on the root ص·ن·ع. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ص·ن·ع
- Level: B2

## How to read صَنْعَة, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ص — صاد (ṣād): an emphatic s, with a full mouth
- ن — نون (nūn): n
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## Questions about صَنْعَة

### What is the root of صَنْعَة?

The root of صَنْعَة is ص·ن·ع.

### What level is صَنْعَة?

Fasaha first uses صَنْعَة at level B2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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