تنين
Arabic
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Aramaic תַּנִּינָא / ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ (tannīnā, “sea serpent, monster”), from Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒈾 (danninu, “netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dnn/*tnn (“to be mighty, to be strong; to be fortified, to be long lasting, to stay at a place; to rumble, to earthquake, to shake with a booming noise”). Doublet of دَنْدَن (dandan, “mythical monsterous fish that can swallow everything else in the sea, the biggest fish in the sea”); possibly related as well to Egyptian dnwn (/denwen/, “giant serpent whose body was made of fire defeated by the spirit of the dead pharaoh; symbolic of drought, chaos, and destructive natural forces”) attested in the Pyramid Texts of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tin.niːn/
Noun
تِنِّين • (tinnīn) m (plural تَنَانِين (tanānīn))
- eel, whale, any scaled animal (obsolete)
- sea monster
- dragon
- (astronomy) (normally اَلتِّنِّين (at-tinnīn)) Draco
- (weather) waterspout
Declension
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | تِنِّين tinnīn | التِّنِّين at-tinnīn | تِنِّين tinnīn |
| Nominative | تِنِّينٌ tinnīnun | التِّنِّينُ at-tinnīnu | تِنِّينُ tinnīnu |
| Accusative | تِنِّينًا tinnīnan | التِّنِّينَ at-tinnīna | تِنِّينَ tinnīna |
| Genitive | تِنِّينٍ tinnīnin | التِّنِّينِ at-tinnīni | تِنِّينِ tinnīni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | تِنِّينَيْن tinnīnayn | التِّنِّينَيْن at-tinnīnayn | تِنِّينَيْ tinnīnay |
| Nominative | تِنِّينَانِ tinnīnāni | التِّنِّينَانِ at-tinnīnāni | تِنِّينَا tinnīnā |
| Accusative | تِنِّينَيْنِ tinnīnayni | التِّنِّينَيْنِ at-tinnīnayni | تِنِّينَيْ tinnīnay |
| Genitive | تِنِّينَيْنِ tinnīnayni | التِّنِّينَيْنِ at-tinnīnayni | تِنِّينَيْ tinnīnay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | تَنَانِين tanānīn | التَّنَانِين at-tanānīn | تَنَانِين tanānīn |
| Nominative | تَنَانِينُ tanānīnu | التَّنَانِينُ at-tanānīnu | تَنَانِينُ tanānīnu |
| Accusative | تَنَانِينَ tanānīna | التَّنَانِينَ at-tanānīna | تَنَانِينَ tanānīna |
| Genitive | تَنَانِينَ tanānīna | التَّنَانِينِ at-tanānīni | تَنَانِينِ tanānīni |
Descendants
- >? Sicilian: biḍḍina
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tan.niːn/
Noun
تَنِّين • (tannīn) m
- tannin, tannic acid
Declension
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | تَنِّين tannīn | التَّنِّين at-tannīn | تَنِّين tannīn |
| Nominative | تَنِّينٌ tannīnun | التَّنِّينُ at-tannīnu | تَنِّينُ tannīnu |
| Accusative | تَنِّينًا tannīnan | التَّنِّينَ at-tannīna | تَنِّينَ tannīna |
| Genitive | تَنِّينٍ tannīnin | التَّنِّينِ at-tannīni | تَنِّينِ tannīni |
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 123
Moroccan Arabic
| 20 | ||
| ← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: تنين, زوج, جوج Ordinal: تاني Fractional: نص | ||
Etymology
From Arabic اِثْنَيْن (iṯnayn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tniːn/, /tnajn/
Audio (file)
Numeral
تنِين or تنَيْن • (tnīn or tnayn) m
- two
- Synonyms: جوج (jūj), زوج (zūj)
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ت ن ي |
| 20 | ||
| ← 1 | ٢ 2 | 3 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: تنين Ordinal: تاني Fractional: نص | ||
Etymology
From Arabic اِثْنَيْن (iṯnayn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tneːn/, [tneːn]
Audio (Amman) (file)
Numeral
تنين • (tnēn) m (feminine تنتين (tintēn))
- two
Usage notes
- When referring to two instances of a noun, it is preferred to use the dual form of the noun (with the suffix ـين (-ēn)) instead of the numeral.
- تنين (tnēn) can also be used as an adjective following the noun.
Adjective
تنين • (tnēn) (feminine تنتين (tintēn))
- two, both
- Synonym: (dual suffix) ـين (-ēn)
Derived terms
- تنينات (tnēnāt, “both of”)