תקן

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Hebrew

Root
ת־ק־ן (t-q-n)

Etymology

Compare with Arabic تِقن (tiqn, improvement, perfection) and تَقَانَة (taqāna, firmness, solidity)

Noun

תֶּקֶן (tékenm (plural indefinite תְּקָנִים, plural construct תִּקְנֵי־)

  1. a standard
    • 2016 September 6, “הרכבת הקלה בדרך, ההשלכות כבר כאן: צמצום דרמטי בחניה בתל אביב [The Light Train is on the Way, The Implications Are Already Here: A Drastic Reduction in Parking in Tel Aviv]”, in Calcalist:
      אולם בתל אביב החליטו לקבוע תקן אחיד לחניות בבנייני מגורים, שאינו תלוי במרחק מקו הרכבת.
      However in Tel Aviv decided to set a uniform standard for parking s in residential buildings, that is not dependent on the distance from the train line.

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Verb

תִּקֵּן (tikén) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of תיקן

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