تمساح

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah), from Egyptian
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mzḥ (crocodile). Perhaps with the singular feminine definite article ⲧⲉ- (te-), though ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah) is a masculine word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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تِمْسَاح (timsāḥm (plural تَمَاسِيح (tamāsīḥ))

  1. crocodile, alligator
  2. (slang, Egypt) one of the 1976–84 models of a Mercedes Benz

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: timsah
  • Central Kurdish: تیمساح (tîmsaḧ)
  • Ottoman Turkish: تمساح (timsah)
  • Hebrew: תמסח (timsakh)
  • Uyghur: تىمساھ (timsah)
  • Uzbek: timsoh

Ottoman Turkish

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تمساح

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ, crocodile, alligator).

Noun

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تمساح (timsah) (plural تماسیح (temasih))

  1. crocodile, alligator any of various large reptiles in the order Crocodilia
    Synonym: نهنگ (neheng)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? timsāh
Dari reading? timsāh
Iranian reading? temsâh
Tajik reading? timsoh

Noun

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Dari تمساح
Iranian Persian
Tajik тимсоҳ

تمساح (temsâh) (plural تمساح‌ها (temsâh-hâ))

  1. alligator
  2. crocodile
    Synonym: کروکودیل (kerokodil)

Declension

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    Enclitic-attached forms of تمساح (temsâh) (Iranian Persian)
    Basic forms of تمساح (temsâh)
singular plural
bare تمساح
(temsâh)
تمساح‌ها
(temsâh-hấ)
تمساحا
(temsâhấ)
definitive direct object تمساح را
(temsâh râ)
تمساح رو
(temsâho)
تمساح‌ها را
(temsâh-hấ râ)
تمساحا رو
(temsâhấ ro)
ezâfe تمساح
(temsâh-e)
تمساح‌های
(temsâh-hấ-ye)
تمساحای
(temsâhấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
تمساحی
(temsâh-i)
تمساح‌هایی
(temsâhấn-i, temsâh-hấ-i)
تمساحایی
(temsâhấi)
Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of تمساح (temsâh)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
تمساحم
(temsâham)
تمساح‌هایم
(temsâh-hấyam)
تمساح‌هام، تمساحام
(temsâhấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
تمساحت
(temsâhat)
[Term?]
(temsâhet)
تمساح‌هایت
(temsâh-hấyat)
تمساح‌هات، تمساحات
(temsâhất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
تمساحش
(temsâhaš)
[Term?]
(temsâheš)
تمساح‌هایش
(temsâh-hấyaš)
تمساح‌هاش، تمساحاش
(temsâhấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
تمساحمان
(temsâhemân)
تمساحمون
(temsâhemun)
تمساح‌هایمان
(temsâh-hấyemân)
تمساح‌هامون، تمساحامون
(temsâhấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
تمساحتان
(temsâhetân)
تمساحتون
(temsâhetun)
تمساح‌هایتان
(temsâh-hấyetân)
تمساح‌هاتون، تمساحاتون
(temsâhấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
تمساحشان
(temsâhešân)
تمساحشون
(temsâhešun)
تمساح‌هایشان
(temsâh-hấyešân)
تمساح‌هاشون، تمساحاشون
(temsâhấšun)
Colloquial.
    Predicative forms of تمساح (temsâh)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”)
تمساحم
(temsâham)
تمساحیم
(temsâhim)
2nd person
(“you are”)
تمساحی
(temsâhi)
تمساحید
(temsâhid)
تمساحین
(temsâhin)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”)
تمساح است
(temsâh ast)
تمساحه
(temsâhe)
تمساحند
(temsâhand)
تمساحن
(temsâhan)
Colloquial.

South Levantine Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tim.saːħ/, [tɪmˈsæːħ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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تمساح (timsāḥm (plural تماسيح (tamāsīḥ))

  1. crocodile
  2. alligator