طن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤann/

Verb

طَنَّ • (ṭanna) I, non-past يَطِنُّ‎ (yaṭinnu)

1. to hum, to buzz, to drone

   Synonym: أَزَّ (ʔazza)

2. to ring, to clang

   Synonym: رَنَّ (ranna)

3. to move with buzzing sound, to whiz

Conjugation

Conjugation of

طَنَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns طَنّ or طَنِين)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						طَنّ or طَنِين ṭann or ṭanīn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						طَانّ ṭānn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَطْنُون maṭnūn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	طَنَنْتُ ṭanantu	طَنَنْتَ ṭananta	طَنَّ ṭanna		طَنَنْتُمَا ṭanantumā	طَنَّا ṭannā		طَنَنَّا ṭanannā	طَنَنْتُمْ ṭanantum	طَنُّوا ṭannū
	f		طَنَنْتِ ṭananti	طَنَّتْ ṭannat			طَنَّتَا ṭannatā			طَنَنْتُنَّ ṭanantunna	طَنَنَّ ṭananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَطِنُّ ʔaṭinnu	تَطِنُّ taṭinnu	يَطِنُّ yaṭinnu		تَطِنَّانِ taṭinnāni	يَطِنَّانِ yaṭinnāni		نَطِنُّ naṭinnu	تَطِنُّونَ taṭinnūna	يَطِنُّونَ yaṭinnūna
	f		تَطِنِّينَ taṭinnīna	تَطِنُّ taṭinnu			تَطِنَّانِ taṭinnāni			تَطْنِنَّ taṭninna	يَطْنِنَّ yaṭninna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَطِنَّ ʔaṭinna	تَطِنَّ taṭinna	يَطِنَّ yaṭinna		تَطِنَّا taṭinnā	يَطِنَّا yaṭinnā		نَطِنَّ naṭinna	تَطِنُّوا taṭinnū	يَطِنُّوا yaṭinnū
	f		تَطِنِّي taṭinnī	تَطِنَّ taṭinna			تَطِنَّا taṭinnā			تَطْنِنَّ taṭninna	يَطْنِنَّ yaṭninna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَطِنَّ or أَطِنِّ or أَطْنِنْ ʔaṭinna or ʔaṭinni or ʔaṭnin	تَطِنَّ or تَطِنِّ or تَطْنِنْ taṭinna or taṭinni or taṭnin	يَطِنَّ or يَطِنِّ or يَطْنِنْ yaṭinna or yaṭinni or yaṭnin		تَطِنَّا taṭinnā	يَطِنَّا yaṭinnā		نَطِنَّ or نَطِنِّ or نَطْنِنْ naṭinna or naṭinni or naṭnin	تَطِنُّوا taṭinnū	يَطِنُّوا yaṭinnū
	f		تَطِنِّي taṭinnī	تَطِنَّ or تَطِنِّ or تَطْنِنْ taṭinna or taṭinni or taṭnin			تَطِنَّا taṭinnā			تَطْنِنَّ taṭninna	يَطْنِنَّ yaṭninna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		طِنَّ or طِنِّ or اِطْنِنْ ṭinna or ṭinni or iṭnin			طِنَّا ṭinnā				طِنُّوا ṭinnū
	f		طِنِّي ṭinnī							اِطْنِنَّ iṭninna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	طُنِنْتُ ṭunintu	طُنِنْتَ ṭuninta	طُنَّ ṭunna		طُنِنْتُمَا ṭunintumā	طُنَّا ṭunnā		طُنِنَّا ṭuninnā	طُنِنْتُمْ ṭunintum	طُنُّوا ṭunnū
	f		طُنِنْتِ ṭuninti	طُنَّتْ ṭunnat			طُنَّتَا ṭunnatā			طُنِنْتُنَّ ṭunintunna	طُنِنَّ ṭuninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَنُّ ʔuṭannu	تُطَنُّ tuṭannu	يُطَنُّ yuṭannu		تُطَنَّانِ tuṭannāni	يُطَنَّانِ yuṭannāni		نُطَنُّ nuṭannu	تُطَنُّونَ tuṭannūna	يُطَنُّونَ yuṭannūna
	f		تُطَنِّينَ tuṭannīna	تُطَنُّ tuṭannu			تُطَنَّانِ tuṭannāni			تُطْنَنَّ tuṭnanna	يُطْنَنَّ yuṭnanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطَنَّ ʔuṭanna	تُطَنَّ tuṭanna	يُطَنَّ yuṭanna		تُطَنَّا tuṭannā	يُطَنَّا yuṭannā		نُطَنَّ nuṭanna	تُطَنُّوا tuṭannū	يُطَنُّوا yuṭannū
	f		تُطَنِّي tuṭannī	تُطَنَّ tuṭanna			تُطَنَّا tuṭannā			تُطْنَنَّ tuṭnanna	يُطْنَنَّ yuṭnanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطَنَّ or أُطَنِّ or أُطْنَنْ ʔuṭanna or ʔuṭanni or ʔuṭnan	تُطَنَّ or تُطَنِّ or تُطْنَنْ tuṭanna or tuṭanni or tuṭnan	يُطَنَّ or يُطَنِّ or يُطْنَنْ yuṭanna or yuṭanni or yuṭnan		تُطَنَّا tuṭannā	يُطَنَّا yuṭannā		نُطَنَّ or نُطَنِّ or نُطْنَنْ nuṭanna or nuṭanni or nuṭnan	تُطَنُّوا tuṭannū	يُطَنُّوا yuṭannū
	f		تُطَنِّي tuṭannī	تُطَنَّ or تُطَنِّ or تُطْنَنْ tuṭanna or tuṭanni or tuṭnan			تُطَنَّا tuṭannā			تُطْنَنَّ tuṭnanna	يُطْنَنَّ yuṭnanna

Derived terms

• طَنَّان (ṭannān, “ringing, buzzing, high-sounding etc.”)

Etymology 2

From English ton and French tonne (“ton”), from Latin tunna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤann/, /tˤunn/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /tˤann/

Noun

طُنّ • (ṭunn) m (plural طِنَان (ṭinān) or أَطْنَان (ʔaṭnān))

1. tonne, metric ton

Declension

Declension of noun طُنّ (ṭunn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُنّ ṭunn	الطُّنّ aṭ-ṭunn	طُنّ ṭunn
Nominative	طُنٌّ ṭunnun	الطُّنُّ aṭ-ṭunnu	طُنُّ ṭunnu
Accusative	طُنًّا ṭunnan	الطُّنَّ aṭ-ṭunna	طُنَّ ṭunna
Genitive	طُنٍّ ṭunnin	الطُّنِّ aṭ-ṭunni	طُنِّ ṭunni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُنَّيْن ṭunnayn	الطُّنَّيْن aṭ-ṭunnayn	طُنَّيْ ṭunnay
Nominative	طُنَّانِ ṭunnāni	الطُّنَّانِ aṭ-ṭunnāni	طُنَّا ṭunnā
Accusative	طُنَّيْنِ ṭunnayni	الطُّنَّيْنِ aṭ-ṭunnayni	طُنَّيْ ṭunnay
Genitive	طُنَّيْنِ ṭunnayni	الطُّنَّيْنِ aṭ-ṭunnayni	طُنَّيْ ṭunnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طِنَان‎; أَطْنَان ṭinān‎; ʔaṭnān	الطِّنَان‎; الْأَطْنَان aṭ-ṭinān‎; al-ʔaṭnān	طِنَان‎; أَطْنَان ṭinān‎; ʔaṭnān
Nominative	طِنَانٌ‎; أَطْنَانٌ ṭinānun‎; ʔaṭnānun	الطِّنَانُ‎; الْأَطْنَانُ aṭ-ṭinānu‎; al-ʔaṭnānu	طِنَانُ‎; أَطْنَانُ ṭinānu‎; ʔaṭnānu
Accusative	طِنَانًا‎; أَطْنَانًا ṭinānan‎; ʔaṭnānan	الطِّنَانَ‎; الْأَطْنَانَ aṭ-ṭināna‎; al-ʔaṭnāna	طِنَانَ‎; أَطْنَانَ ṭināna‎; ʔaṭnāna
Genitive	طِنَانٍ‎; أَطْنَانٍ ṭinānin‎; ʔaṭnānin	الطِّنَانِ‎; الْأَطْنَانِ aṭ-ṭināni‎; al-ʔaṭnāni	طِنَانِ‎; أَطْنَانِ ṭināni‎; ʔaṭnāni

Etymology 3

The meaning of a bundle of reed is considered from Aramaic טוּנַּס (ṭunnas, “reed”), which is attested once in Jewish Literary Aramaic and agrees with Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax, “reed”), otherwise compare אֲטוּנָא (ʔăṭūnā), אֲטְוָנָא (ʔăṭwānā, “twisted strap”), which occurs in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic sometimes without the aleph prothesis.

The meaning of a load, as which also the human body is easily understood, is from the common Aramaic טוּנָא (ṭūna, ṭunnā), an assimilated form of טְוּעֲנָא (ṭūʕănā), טְעוּנָא (ṭəʕūnā, “load, burden”), which or a similar form is also the source of طَاعُون (ṭāʕūn, “plague”).

Noun

طُنّ • (ṭunn) m (collective, singulative طُنَّة f (ṭunna), plural طِنَان (ṭinān) or أَطْنَان (ʔaṭnān)) (obsolete)

1. the human body
2. load carried on the camel's back between the loads on both sides
3. bundle of reeds used as a bearing

   Synonym: كَنْثَة (kanṯa)

Declension

Declension of noun طُنّ (ṭunn)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُنّ ṭunn	الطُّنّ aṭ-ṭunn	طُنّ ṭunn
Nominative	طُنٌّ ṭunnun	الطُّنُّ aṭ-ṭunnu	طُنُّ ṭunnu
Accusative	طُنًّا ṭunnan	الطُّنَّ aṭ-ṭunna	طُنَّ ṭunna
Genitive	طُنٍّ ṭunnin	الطُّنِّ aṭ-ṭunni	طُنِّ ṭunni
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُنَّة ṭunna	الطُّنَّة aṭ-ṭunna	طُنَّة ṭunnat
Nominative	طُنَّةٌ ṭunnatun	الطُّنَّةُ aṭ-ṭunnatu	طُنَّةُ ṭunnatu
Accusative	طُنَّةً ṭunnatan	الطُّنَّةَ aṭ-ṭunnata	طُنَّةَ ṭunnata
Genitive	طُنَّةٍ ṭunnatin	الطُّنَّةِ aṭ-ṭunnati	طُنَّةِ ṭunnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُنَّتَيْن ṭunnatayn	الطُّنَّتَيْن aṭ-ṭunnatayn	طُنَّتَيْ ṭunnatay
Nominative	طُنَّتَانِ ṭunnatāni	الطُّنَّتَانِ aṭ-ṭunnatāni	طُنَّتَا ṭunnatā
Accusative	طُنَّتَيْنِ ṭunnatayni	الطُّنَّتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭunnatayni	طُنَّتَيْ ṭunnatay
Genitive	طُنَّتَيْنِ ṭunnatayni	الطُّنَّتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭunnatayni	طُنَّتَيْ ṭunnatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُنَّات ṭunnāt	الطُّنَّات aṭ-ṭunnāt	طُنَّات ṭunnāt
Nominative	طُنَّاتٌ ṭunnātun	الطُّنَّاتُ aṭ-ṭunnātu	طُنَّاتُ ṭunnātu
Accusative	طُنَّاتٍ ṭunnātin	الطُّنَّاتِ aṭ-ṭunnāti	طُنَّاتِ ṭunnāti
Genitive	طُنَّاتٍ ṭunnātin	الطُّنَّاتِ aṭ-ṭunnāti	طُنَّاتِ ṭunnāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طِنَان‎; أَطْنَان ṭinān‎; ʔaṭnān	الطِّنَان‎; الْأَطْنَان aṭ-ṭinān‎; al-ʔaṭnān	طِنَان‎; أَطْنَان ṭinān‎; ʔaṭnān
Nominative	طِنَانٌ‎; أَطْنَانٌ ṭinānun‎; ʔaṭnānun	الطِّنَانُ‎; الْأَطْنَانُ aṭ-ṭinānu‎; al-ʔaṭnānu	طِنَانُ‎; أَطْنَانُ ṭinānu‎; ʔaṭnānu
Accusative	طِنَانًا‎; أَطْنَانًا ṭinānan‎; ʔaṭnānan	الطِّنَانَ‎; الْأَطْنَانَ aṭ-ṭināna‎; al-ʔaṭnāna	طِنَانَ‎; أَطْنَانَ ṭināna‎; ʔaṭnāna
Genitive	طِنَانٍ‎; أَطْنَانٍ ṭinānin‎; ʔaṭnānin	الطِّنَانِ‎; الْأَطْنَانِ aṭ-ṭināni‎; al-ʔaṭnāni	طِنَانِ‎; أَطْنَانِ ṭināni‎; ʔaṭnāni

Derived terms

• ⇒? طَنَب (ṭanab)

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 76
• Freytag, Georg (1835) “طن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 73a
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 343
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “طن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 646a
• “ṭwns²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀṭwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ṭˁwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Bulgar

Etymology

From Proto-Bulgar *ta-.

Verb

طَنْ (tan)

1. (Volga Bulgar) to do, make

   اللهْ رَحمَة طَنْطُرْمَ

   Allah rahmat tantur-ma!

   God rest him/her.

Derived terms

• عَمَاڔَة طَنْ (ğamaarat tan, “to built”)
• طَنْروى (tanruwi, “that (he) did/did”)

Descendants

• Chuvash: ту (tu)

References

• Hakimzjanov, Farid Sabirzjanovich (1976) “New Volga Bulgarian Inscriptions”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae‎^[4] (in Bulgar), volume 40, number 1, page 174
• Tekin, Talât (1988) Volga Bulgar kitabeleri ve Volga Bulgarcası [Volga Bulgarian Ephitaphs and Volga Bulgarian Language]‎^[5] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, →ISBN, pages 56, 66, 82, 190-191

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• طون (ṭōn)

Etymology

From French tonne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤonn/, [tˤon]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

طنّ • (ṭonn) m (plural طنان (ṭnān) or أطنان (ʔaṭnān))

1. ton, metric ton

See also

• غرام (ḡrām, “gram”)
• كيلو (kīlo, “kilogram”)