tahini

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English

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Etymology

From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tɑːˈhiː.ni/

  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

tahini (countable and uncountable, plural tahinis)

  2. (cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.

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Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈxi.ɲi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɲi
  • Syllabification: ta‧hi‧ni

Noun

tahini n (indeclinable)

  1. tahini

Further reading

  • tahini in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Etymology

From mtihani (“examination, test”).

Pronunciation

Verb

-tahini (infinitive kutahini)

  1. to examine, to test

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tahini
Positive present -natahini
Subjunctive -tahini
Negative -tahini
Imperative singular tahini
Infinitives
Positive kutahini
Negative kutotahini
Imperatives
Singular tahini
Plural tahinini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutahini
Positive past positive subject concord + -litahini
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutahini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahini)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatahini/natahini tunatahini
2nd person unatahini mnatahini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatahini wanatahini
other classes positive subject concord + -natahini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahini)
Singular Plural
1st person sitahini hatutahini
2nd person hutahini hamtahini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatahini hawatahini
other classes negative subject concord + -tahini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatahini
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatahini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahini)
Singular Plural
1st person nitahini tutahini
2nd person utahini mtahini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahini watahini
other classes positive subject concord + -tahini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitahini
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetahini
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetahini
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitahini
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitahini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahini)
Singular Plural
1st person natahini twatahini
2nd person watahini mwatahini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahini watahini
m-mi(III/IV) watahini yatahini
ji-ma(V/VI) latahini yatahini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatahini vyatahini
n(IX/X) yatahini zatahini
u(XI) watahini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatahini
pa(XVI) patahini
mu(XVIII) mwatahini
Perfect positive subject concord + -metahini
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatahini
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatahini
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitahini
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotahini
Consecutive katahini / positive subject concord + -katahini
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katahini
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitahini -tutahini
2nd person -kutahini -watahini/-kutahinini/-watahinini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtahini -watahini
m-mi(III/IV) -utahini -itahini
ji-ma(V/VI) -litahini -yatahini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitahini -vitahini
n(IX/X) -itahini -zitahini
u(XI) -utahini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutahini
pa(XVI) -patahini
mu(XVIII) -mutahini
Reflexive -jitahini
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahini- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tahiniye -tahinio
m-mi(III/IV) -tahinio -tahiniyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tahinilo -tahiniyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tahinicho -tahinivyo
n(IX/X) -tahiniyo -tahinizo
u(XI) -tahinio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tahiniko
pa(XVI) -tahinipo
mu(XVIII) -tahinimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahini)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetahini -otahini
m-mi(III/IV) -otahini -yotahini
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotahini -yotahini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotahini -vyotahini
n(IX/X) -yotahini -zotahini
u(XI) -otahini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotahini
pa(XVI) -potahini
mu(XVIII) -motahini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia