תלתן
Hebrew
Etymology
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ת־ל־ת (t-l-t) |
From Aramaic תלת (“three”). Also borrowed into Punic, transcribed in De materia medica 2:102 as τιτλώ, likely for *𐤕𐤋𐤕𐤀 (*tiltō).
Noun
תִּלְתָּן • (tiltā́n) m (plural indefinite תִּלְתָּנִים)
- any Trifolieae tribe plant
- the clover proper, shamrock (Trifolium spp.)
- (archaic) fenugreek (Trigonella spp.)
- (archaic) burclover (Medicago spp.)
- The club on a deck of cards.
References
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 317
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 410
- “תלתן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- תלתן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he