طين

Arabic

Root
ط ي ن (ṭ-y-n)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭīn- (“clay”), and considered by some a borrowing from Classical Syriac ܛܝܼܢܵܐ (ṭīnā). Cognate with Akkadian 𒅎 (ṭīdum) and Hebrew טִיט (ṭiṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤiːn/

Noun

طِين • (ṭīn) m (plural أَطْيَان (ʔaṭyān))

1. wet or sticky soil; mud

   Synonym: وَحْل (waḥl, “mire, sludge”)

Declension

Declension of noun طِين (ṭīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طِين ṭīn	الطِّين aṭ-ṭīn	طِين ṭīn
Nominative	طِينٌ ṭīnun	الطِّينُ aṭ-ṭīnu	طِينُ ṭīnu
Accusative	طِينًا ṭīnan	الطِّينَ aṭ-ṭīna	طِينَ ṭīna
Genitive	طِينٍ ṭīnin	الطِّينِ aṭ-ṭīni	طِينِ ṭīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طِينَيْن ṭīnayn	الطِّينَيْن aṭ-ṭīnayn	طِينَيْ ṭīnay
Nominative	طِينَانِ ṭīnāni	الطِّينَانِ aṭ-ṭīnāni	طِينَا ṭīnā
Accusative	طِينَيْنِ ṭīnayni	الطِّينَيْنِ aṭ-ṭīnayni	طِينَيْ ṭīnay
Genitive	طِينَيْنِ ṭīnayni	الطِّينَيْنِ aṭ-ṭīnayni	طِينَيْ ṭīnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَطْيَان ʔaṭyān	الْأَطْيَان al-ʔaṭyān	أَطْيَان ʔaṭyān
Nominative	أَطْيَانٌ ʔaṭyānun	الْأَطْيَانُ al-ʔaṭyānu	أَطْيَانُ ʔaṭyānu
Accusative	أَطْيَانًا ʔaṭyānan	الْأَطْيَانَ al-ʔaṭyāna	أَطْيَانَ ʔaṭyāna
Genitive	أَطْيَانٍ ʔaṭyānin	الْأَطْيَانِ al-ʔaṭyāni	أَطْيَانِ ʔaṭyāni

Derived terms

• زَادَ الطِّينَ بِلَّة (zāda ṭ-ṭīna billa, “He added to the mire's sogginess”)

Descendants

• Maltese: tajn
• Moroccan Arabic: طين (ṭīn)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “طين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN