"סנאי" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /snaˈ(ʔ)i/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: סְנָאִי [canonical], sna'í [romanization], סְנָאִים [indefinite, plural], סְנָאִי־ [construct, singular], סְנָאֵי־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: Clipping and back-formation of the phrase חֻלְדַּת הַסְּנָאִים (literally “bushrat”), with the second part being converted into a singular noun. The first appearance dates to Modern Hebrew. Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ס־נ־ה}}, {{clipping|he}} Clipping, {{backform|he|nocap=1}} back-formation, {{glossary|conversion|converted}} converted Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=סְנָאִי|g=m|pl=סְנָאִים|plcons=סְנָאֵי|tr=sna'í|wv=סְנָאִי}} סְנָאִי • (sna'í) m (plural indefinite סְנָאִים, singular construct סְנָאִי־, plural construct סְנָאֵי־)
  1. squirrel (any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae)
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