تين
Arabic
Etymology
While one might reconstruct a Proto-Semitic *tiʔin-, *taʔin-, which may well be true given the presence of the word in Old Akkadian, that would have yielded a retained glottal stop in Arabic as with بِئْر (biʔr) were the Arabic word inherited vocabulary, for which case also limited fig cultivation in barren Arabia must be considered. Therefore, the present term is deemed to have been borrowed from Aramaic תינה / ܬܝܢܐ (tēnā) – it is left open whether the singulative or collective came first. Compare Arabic بَلَس (balas, “fig”), seemingly borrowed from South Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiːn/
Noun
تِين • (tīn) m (collective, singulative تِينَة f (tīna))
- fig (fruit and tree)
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | تِين tīn |
التِّين at-tīn |
تِين tīn |
| nominative | تِينٌ tīnun |
التِّينُ at-tīnu |
تِينُ tīnu |
| accusative | تِينًا tīnan |
التِّينَ at-tīna |
تِينَ tīna |
| genitive | تِينٍ tīnin |
التِّينِ at-tīni |
تِينِ tīni |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | تِينَة tīna |
التِّينَة at-tīna |
تِينَة tīnat |
| nominative | تِينَةٌ tīnatun |
التِّينَةُ at-tīnatu |
تِينَةُ tīnatu |
| accusative | تِينَةً tīnatan |
التِّينَةَ at-tīnata |
تِينَةَ tīnata |
| genitive | تِينَةٍ tīnatin |
التِّينَةِ at-tīnati |
تِينَةِ tīnati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | تِينَتَيْن tīnatayn |
التِّينَتَيْن at-tīnatayn |
تِينَتَيْ tīnatay |
| nominative | تِينَتَانِ tīnatāni |
التِّينَتَانِ at-tīnatāni |
تِينَتَا tīnatā |
| accusative | تِينَتَيْنِ tīnatayni |
التِّينَتَيْنِ at-tīnatayni |
تِينَتَيْ tīnatay |
| genitive | تِينَتَيْنِ tīnatayni |
التِّينَتَيْنِ at-tīnatayni |
تِينَتَيْ tīnatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | تِينَات tīnāt |
التِّينَات at-tīnāt |
تِينَات tīnāt |
| nominative | تِينَاتٌ tīnātun |
التِّينَاتُ at-tīnātu |
تِينَاتُ tīnātu |
| accusative | تِينَاتٍ tīnātin |
التِّينَاتِ at-tīnāti |
تِينَاتِ tīnāti |
| genitive | تِينَاتٍ tīnātin |
التِّينَاتِ at-tīnāti |
تِينَاتِ tīnāti |
Descendants
References
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