توأم

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Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (təʾāmā) and Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm).

Root
و ء م (w ʔ m)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

تَوْأَم (tawʔamm (plural تَوائِم (tawāʔim))

  1. one who was born of a multiple birth, i.e. a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc.
    هٰذَا تَوْأَمِي.hāḏā tawʔamī.This is my twin.
  2. (sometimes proscribed) a pair of twins (two persons collectively)
    نَحْنُ تَوْأَم.naḥnu tawʔam.We are twins.

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: tewmi
  • Moroccan Arabic: توام (twām)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? taw'am
Dari reading? taw'am
Iranian reading? tow'am
Tajik reading? tavʾam

Adjective

توأم (tow'am)

  1. twin
    Synonym: دوقلو (doqolu)
  2. linked, together with

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