ܬܬܘܢ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish توتون (tütün) or another Turkic language.

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܬܬܘܢ • (tātāwn) m

1. tobacco

References

• “ttwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-04
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 399b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 1675b