תלתן

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ת־ל־ת (t-l-t)
1 term

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)

  1. any Trifolieae tribe plant
    1. clover proper, shamrock (Trifolium spp.)
    2. (archaic) fenugreek (Trigonella spp.)
    3. (archaic) burclover (Medicago spp.)
  2. (card games) clubs (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣)

See also

Suits in Hebrew · סדרה (sídra) (layout · text)
לב (lev) יהלום (yahalóm) עלה (alé) תלתן (tiltā́n)

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

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