توأم
Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
- تَوْءَم (tawʔam)
Etymology edit
Compare Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (t(əʾ)āmā) and Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm).
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و ء م (w-ʔ-m) |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
تَوْأَم • (tawʔam) m (plural تَوائِم (tawāʔim))
- one who was born of a multiple birth, i.e. a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc.
- هٰذَا تَوْأَمِي. ― hāḏā tawʔamī. ― This is my twin.
- (sometimes proscribed) a pair of twins (two persons collectively)
- نَحْنُ تَوْأَم. ― naḥnu tawʔam. ― We are twins.
Declension edit
Declension of noun تَوْأَم (tawʔam)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | تَوْأَم tawʔam |
التَّوْأَم at-tawʔam |
تَوْأَم tawʔam |
Nominative | تَوْأَمٌ tawʔamun |
التَّوْأَمُ at-tawʔamu |
تَوْأَمُ tawʔamu |
Accusative | تَوْأَمًا tawʔaman |
التَّوْأَمَ at-tawʔama |
تَوْأَمَ tawʔama |
Genitive | تَوْأَمٍ tawʔamin |
التَّوْأَمِ at-tawʔami |
تَوْأَمِ tawʔami |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | تَوْأَمَيْن tawʔamayn |
التَّوْأَمَيْن at-tawʔamayn |
تَوْأَمَيْ tawʔamay |
Nominative | تَوْأَمَانِ tawʔamāni |
التَّوْأَمَانِ at-tawʔamāni |
تَوْأَمَا tawʔamā |
Accusative | تَوْأَمَيْنِ tawʔamayni |
التَّوْأَمَيْنِ at-tawʔamayni |
تَوْأَمَيْ tawʔamay |
Genitive | تَوْأَمَيْنِ tawʔamayni |
التَّوْأَمَيْنِ at-tawʔamayni |
تَوْأَمَيْ tawʔamay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | تَوائِم tawāʔim |
التَّوائِم at-tawāʔim |
تَوائِم tawāʔim |
Nominative | تَوائِمُ tawāʔimu |
التَّوائِمُ at-tawāʔimu |
تَوائِمُ tawāʔimu |
Accusative | تَوائِمَ tawāʔima |
التَّوائِمَ at-tawāʔima |
تَوائِمَ tawāʔima |
Genitive | تَوائِمَ tawāʔima |
التَّوائِمِ at-tawāʔimi |
تَوائِمِ tawāʔimi |