تمساح
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تمساح
Arabic
Etymology
From Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah), from Egyptian
mzḥ (“crocodile”). Perhaps with the singular feminine definite article ⲧⲉ- (te-), though ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah) is a masculine word.
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Pronunciation
Noun
تِمْسَاح • (timsāḥ) m (plural تَمَاسِيح (tamāsīḥ))
Declension
Declension of noun تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | تِمْسَاح timsāḥ |
التِّمْسَاح at-timsāḥ |
تِمْسَاح timsāḥ |
| Nominative | تِمْسَاحٌ timsāḥun |
التِّمْسَاحُ at-timsāḥu |
تِمْسَاحُ timsāḥu |
| Accusative | تِمْسَاحًا timsāḥan |
التِّمْسَاحَ at-timsāḥa |
تِمْسَاحَ timsāḥa |
| Genitive | تِمْسَاحٍ timsāḥin |
التِّمْسَاحِ at-timsāḥi |
تِمْسَاحِ timsāḥi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | تِمْسَاحَيْن timsāḥayn |
التِّمْسَاحَيْن at-timsāḥayn |
تِمْسَاحَيْ timsāḥay |
| Nominative | تِمْسَاحَانِ timsāḥāni |
التِّمْسَاحَانِ at-timsāḥāni |
تِمْسَاحَا timsāḥā |
| Accusative | تِمْسَاحَيْنِ timsāḥayni |
التِّمْسَاحَيْنِ at-timsāḥayni |
تِمْسَاحَيْ timsāḥay |
| Genitive | تِمْسَاحَيْنِ timsāḥayni |
التِّمْسَاحَيْنِ at-timsāḥayni |
تِمْسَاحَيْ timsāḥay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | تَمَاسِيح tamāsīḥ |
التَّمَاسِيح at-tamāsīḥ |
تَمَاسِيح tamāsīḥ |
| Nominative | تَمَاسِيحُ tamāsīḥu |
التَّمَاسِيحُ at-tamāsīḥu |
تَمَاسِيحُ tamāsīḥu |
| Accusative | تَمَاسِيحَ tamāsīḥa |
التَّمَاسِيحَ at-tamāsīḥa |
تَمَاسِيحَ tamāsīḥa |
| Genitive | تَمَاسِيحَ tamāsīḥa |
التَّمَاسِيحِ at-tamāsīḥi |
تَمَاسِيحِ tamāsīḥi |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: timsah
- → Central Kurdish: تیمساح (tîmsaḧ)
- → Ottoman Turkish: تمساح (timsah)
- → Hebrew: תמסח (timsakh)
- → Uyghur: تىمساھ (timsah)
- → Uzbek: timsoh
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ, “crocodile, alligator”).
Noun
تمساح • (timsah) (plural تماسیح (temasih))
- crocodile, alligator any of various large reptiles in the order Crocodilia
- Synonym: نهنگ (neheng)
Derived terms
- تمساحیه (timsahiye, “crocodilian”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “timsah”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4828
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تمساح”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 402
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Crocodillus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 303
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “تمساح”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 1390
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “timsah”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تمساح”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 593
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
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| Classical reading? | timsāh |
| Dari reading? | timsāh |
| Iranian reading? | temsâh |
| Tajik reading? | timsoh |
Noun
| Dari | تمساح |
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| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | тимсоҳ |
تمساح • (temsâh) (plural تمساح‌ها (temsâh-hâ))
Declension
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South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- تمسيح (tamsīḥ)
Etymology
From Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ).