צען

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ע־ן (ts-ʿ-n)
2 terms

Related to Aramaic טְעַן (ṭəʿan) and Arabic ظَعَنَ (ẓaʕana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

צָעַן • (tsa'án) (pa'al construction)

  1. to wander

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָעַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לצעון / לִצְעֹן
action noun
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first צָעַנְתִּי צָעַנּוּ
second צָעַנְתָּ צָעַנְתְּ צְעַנְתֶּם1 צְעַנְתֶּן1
third צָעַן צָעֲנָה צָעֲנוּ
present צוֹעֵן צוֹעֶנֶת צוֹעֲנִים צוֹעֲנוֹת
future first אֶצְעַן נִצְעַן
second תִּצְעַן תִּצְעֲנִי תִּצְעֲנוּ תִּצְעַנָּה2
third יִצְעַן תִּצְעַן יִצְעֲנוּ תִּצְעַנָּה2
imperative צְעַן צַעֲנִי צַעֲנוּ צְעַנָּה2

1 Pronounced צָעַנְתֶּם and צָעַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

Yiddish

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    Cardinal: צען (tsen)
    Ordinal: צענט (tsent)
    Fractional: צענטל (tsentl)

Etymology

From Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (ten).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /t͡sɛn/
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /t͡seːn/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /t͡seːn/, /t͡seɪ̯n/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /t͡sɛɪ̯n/, /t͡sin/

Numeral

צען • (tsen)

  1. ten

Derived terms