טחן

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan-.

Verb

טְחַן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to grind, to pound

Hebrew

Root
ט־ח־ן (ṭ-kh-n)
5 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒁲𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ṭênum) and Arabic طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana).

Verb

טָחַן • (takhán, ṭɔḥan) (pa'al construction)

  1. to grind, to crush
  2. to talk incessantly
  3. (colloquial) to have sex.
    • Tanach, Job 31:10, with translation of the American Standard Version:
      תִּטְחַן לְאַחֵר אִשְׁתִּי; וְעָלֶיהָ יִכְרְעוּן אֲחֵרִין.
      titḥán ləaḥér iští; və'aléha yichrə'ún aḥerín.
      May my wife grind for another; And let others kneel down over her.

Conjugation

Conjugation of טָחַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לטחון / לִטְחֹן
action noun טְחִינָה
passive participle טָחוּן
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first טָחַנְתִּי טָחַנּוּ
second טָחַנְתָּ טָחַנְתְּ טְחַנְתֶּם1 טְחַנְתֶּן1
third טָחַן טָחֲנָה טָחֲנוּ
present טוֹחֵן טוֹחֶנֶת טוֹחֲנִים טוֹחֲנוֹת
future first אֶטְחַן נִטְחַן
second תִּטְחַן תִּטְחֲנִי תִּטְחֲנוּ תִּטְחַנָּה2
third יִטְחַן תִּטְחַן יִטְחֲנוּ תִּטְחַנָּה2
imperative טְחַן טַחֲנִי טַחֲנוּ טְחַנָּה2

1 Pronounced טָחַנְתֶּם and טָחַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of טָחַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לטחון / לִטְחֹן
action noun טְחִינָה
passive participle טָחוּן
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first טָחַנְתִּי טָחַנּוּ
second טָחַנְתָּ טָחַנְתְּ טְחַנְתֶּם1 טְחַנְתֶּן1
third טָחַן טָחֲנָה טָחֲנוּ
present טוֹחֵן טוֹחֶנֶת טוֹחֲנִים טוֹחֲנוֹת
future first אטחון / אֶטְחֹן נטחון / נִטְחֹן
second תטחון / תִּטְחֹן תִּטְחֲנִי תִּטְחֲנוּ תטחונה / תִּטְחֹנָּה2
third יטחון / יִטְחֹן תטחון / תִּטְחֹן יִטְחֲנוּ תטחונה / תִּטְחֹנָּה2
imperative טחון / טְחֹן טַחֲנִי טַחֲנוּ טחונה / טְחֹנָּה2

1 Pronounced טָחַנְתֶּם and טָחַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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