טבעת

Hebrew

Root
ט־ב־ע (ṭ-b-ʿ)
8 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian ḏbꜥwt (“signet”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

טַבַּעַת • (tabá'at) f (plural indefinite טַבָּעוֹת, singular construct טַבַּעַת־, plural construct טַבְּעוֹת־) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. ring (a circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc)
  2. (jewelry) ring (a round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 566

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