تن

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See also: بن, ثن, and پ.ن

Arabic

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Etymology

From Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos).

Pronunciation

Noun

تُنّ • (tunn) m

  1. tuna

Declension

Declension of noun تُنّ (tunn)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal تُنّ
tunn 		التُّنّ
at-tunn 		تُنّ
tunn
Nominative تُنٌّ
tunnun 		التُّنُّ
at-tunnu 		تُنُّ
tunnu
Accusative تُنًّا
tunnan 		التُّنَّ
at-tunna 		تُنَّ
tunna
Genitive تُنٍّ
tunnin 		التُّنِّ
at-tunni 		تُنِّ
tunni

Burushaski

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

تن (tin)

  1. (anatomy) bone

References

  • Sadaf Munshi (2015) “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project‎.
  • Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “tin”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Persian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian tn' (tan), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎵𐎢𐏁 (tanūš), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *tenuh₂- (“body”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? tan
Dari reading? tan
Iranian reading? tan
Tajik reading? tan

Noun

Dari تن
Iranian Persian
Tajik тан

تن • (tan)

  1. body
  2. person
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Bashkir: тән (tən)
  • → Kazakh: тән (tän)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: تن (ten)
  • → Uyghur: تەن (ten)
  • → Uzbek: tan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French tonne (in Iran) or from English ton (in Dari).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Dari reading? tan
Iranian reading? ton

Noun

Dari تن
Iranian Persian
Tajik тонна

تن • (ton or tan)

  1. a tonne / metric ton

Punjabi

Western Panjabi numbers (edit)
30[a], [b]
 ←  2 ۳
3 		4  → 
    Cardinal: تِنّ (tinn), تْرَے (trai)
    Ordinal: تِیجا (tījā), تْرِیّا
    Adverbial: تِہرا (tihrā)
    Multiplier: تِگُݨا (tiguṇā), تِنّ گُݨا (tinn guṇā), تْرَے گُݨا (trai guṇā)
    Collective: تِنّاں (tinnāṉ), تْرَیئے (trai'e)
    Fractional: تِہائی (tihā'ī), تْرِہائی (trihā'ī)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रीणि (trīṇi).

Pronunciation

Numeral

تِنّ • (tinnă) (Gurmukhi spelling ਤਿੰਨ)

  1. three

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀡𑀽 (taṇū), from Sanskrit तनू (tanū́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (“body”).

Pronunciation

Noun

تَن • (tan) m (Hindi spelling तन)

  1. body
  2. straw
  3. trunk

Synonyms

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “تن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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