תאום
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ת־א־ם (t-ʾ-m) |
Related to Akkadian 𒊕𒌋𒌋 (tu'amu), Aramaic תְּיוֹמָא (təyōmā), Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (t(əʾ)āmā), Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /tĕˈʔom/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): [tʰoˈʔoː.õm]
Noun edit
תְּאוֹם • (te'óm) m (plural indefinite תְּאוֹמִים, singular construct תְּאוֹם־, plural construct תְּאוֹמֵי־, feminine counterpart תְּאוֹמָה)
- (chiefly in the plural) A (male) twin, a twin brother: one of two siblings born after a single pregnancy.
Derived terms edit
- תְּאוֹמָה (te'omá)
- תְּאוֹמִים (te'omím)
References edit
- “תְּאוֹם” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1428.
- “תאום” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
תאומים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
