how to pronounce сиять

/sʲɪˈjætʲ/

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сиять is pronounced in two syllables

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sʲ

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tʲ

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An example use of сиять in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… слияния и одна группа после сиять нас 9 …”

meanings of сиять

verb:

To shine, to beam.
To shine, to be resplendent.
To shine, to beam, to be radiant.

сиять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word сиять occurs in russian on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.