תיקן

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ת־ק־ן (t-q-n)

Verb

תיקן / תִּקֵּן • (tikén) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart תוקן / תֻּקַּן)

  1. to repair
  2. to correct
  3. to improve, rehabilitate
  4. to reform
  5. to amend (legislation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of תיקן / תִּקֵּן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first תיקנתי / תִּקַּנְתִּי תיקנו / תִּקַּנּוּ
second תיקנת / תִּקַּנְתָּ תיקנת / תִּקַּנְתְּ תיקנתם / תִּקַּנְתֶּם תיקנתן / תִּקַּנְתֶּן
third תיקן / תִּקֵּן תיקנה / תִּקְּנָה תיקנו / תִּקְּנוּ
present מְתַקֵּן מְתַקֶּנֶת מְתַקְּנִים מְתַקְּנוֹת
future first אֲתַקֵּן נְתַקֵּן
second תְּתַקֵּן תְּתַקְּנִי תְּתַקְּנוּ תְּתַקֵּנָּה1
third יְתַקֵּן תְּתַקֵּן יְתַקְּנוּ תְּתַקֵּנָּה1
imperative תַּקֵּן תַּקְּנִי תַּקְּנוּ תַּקֵּנָּה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

תִּיק (tík, “bag”) +‎ ־ָן (-án), due to the egg sack a cockroach carries. Perhaps inspired phonetically by Russian тарака́н (tarakán).

Noun

תִּיקָן • (tikán) m (plural indefinite תִּיקָנִים)

  1. cockroach
Synonyms

References

  • “תיקן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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