Arabic edit

Root
ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y)

Etymology 1 edit

Verb form I from the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y).

Verb edit

ثَنَى (ṯanā) I, non-past يَثْنِي‎ (yaṯnī) (transitive)

  1. to fold, to bend, to coil
  2. to double-fold
  3. to double
  4. to be the second
  5. to repeat, do a second time
  6. to prevent, avert
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb form II from the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y).

Verb edit

ثَنَّى (ṯannā) II, non-past يُثَنِّي‎ (yuṯannī)

  1. to double
  2. (transitive) to bend, turn
  3. to put (a word) into the dual
  4. to point (a letter) with two dots
  5. to eat a second time of a dish
  6. to touch the second string of a lute
  7. to praise or blame
  8. to render thanks
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Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ث ن ي
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic ثَنَى (ṯanā).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ثنى (tana, ṯana) I (non-past يِثْني (yitni, yiṯni))

  1. to fold, to bend, to coil

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of ثنى (tana)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ثنيت (tanēt) ثنيت (tanēt) ثنى (tana) ثنينا (tanēna) ثنيتوا (tanētu) ثنوا (tanu)
f ثنيتي (tanēti) ثنت (tanat)
non-past m أثني (ʔatni) تثني (titni) يثني (yitni) نثني (nitni) تثنوا (titnu) يثنوا (yitnu)
f تثني (titni) تثني (titni)
imperative m اثني (atni) اثنوا (atnu)
f اثني (atni)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Verb edit

ثنى (tana) I (present بثني (bitni), subjunctive يثني (yitni))

  1. Alternative spelling of تنى