طوط

طوط

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤuːtˤ/

Noun

طوط • (ṭūṭ) m

1. beep or honk; the sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

Etymology 2

Root
ط و ط‎

Compare Dutch toeteren (“to blow a horn”) and German tuten (“to blow a horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤawːatˤ/

Verb

طوط • (ṭawwaṭ) (non-past يِطَوِّط‎ (yiṭawwiṭ), form II)

1. to honk, to beep

   Synonym: ضغط البوري‎ (ḍaḡaṭ albūri)

   ‏طَوِّط له‎

   ṭawwiṭlu

   honk at him!