طاس

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shortening of طَسْت (ṭast), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt), ultimately from the past participle of the Proto-Iranian verb *taš- (to make, construct; to cut), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tā́ćšti, from Proto-Indo-European *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti, from *tetḱ- (to create). Doublet of طَشْت (ṭašt) and طَسْت (ṭast).

Noun

طَاس • (ṭāsm (plural طَاسَات (ṭāsāt))

  1. bowl, cup

Declension

Declension of noun طَاس (ṭās)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal طَاس
ṭās
الطَّاس
aṭ-ṭās
طَاس
ṭās
nominative طَاسٌ
ṭāsun
الطَّاسُ
aṭ-ṭāsu
طَاسُ
ṭāsu
accusative طَاسًا
ṭāsan
الطَّاسَ
aṭ-ṭāsa
طَاسَ
ṭāsa
genitive طَاسٍ
ṭāsin
الطَّاسِ
aṭ-ṭāsi
طَاسِ
ṭāsi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal طَاسَيْن
ṭāsayn
الطَّاسَيْن
aṭ-ṭāsayn
طَاسَيْ
ṭāsay
nominative طَاسَانِ
ṭāsāni
الطَّاسَانِ
aṭ-ṭāsāni
طَاسَا
ṭāsā
accusative طَاسَيْنِ
ṭāsayni
الطَّاسَيْنِ
aṭ-ṭāsayni
طَاسَيْ
ṭāsay
genitive طَاسَيْنِ
ṭāsayni
الطَّاسَيْنِ
aṭ-ṭāsayni
طَاسَيْ
ṭāsay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal طَاسَات
ṭāsāt
الطَّاسَات
aṭ-ṭāsāt
طَاسَات
ṭāsāt
nominative طَاسَاتٌ
ṭāsātun
الطَّاسَاتُ
aṭ-ṭāsātu
طَاسَاتُ
ṭāsātu
accusative طَاسَاتٍ
ṭāsātin
الطَّاسَاتِ
aṭ-ṭāsāti
طَاسَاتِ
ṭāsāti
genitive طَاسَاتٍ
ṭāsātin
الطَّاسَاتِ
aṭ-ṭāsāti
طَاسَاتِ
ṭāsāti

Descendants

  • Andalusian Arabic: طَاس
    • Spanish: taza (see there for further descendants)
  • Adyghe: тас (tas)
  • Avar: тӏарс (tʼars)
  • Azerbaijani: tas
  • Bashkir: тас (tas)
  • Buryat: таас (taas)
  • Chechen: тас (tas)
  • Crimean Tatar: tas
  • Chuvash: таз (taz)
  • Dargwa: тӏас (ṭas)
  • Georgian: თასი (tasi)
  • Hausa: tāsā̀
  • Kabardian: тас (tas)
  • Northern Kurdish: tas
  • Lak: тӏяс (tʼaˤs)
  • Middle Armenian: թաս (tʻas)
  • Munji: [script needed] (tóso)
  • ? Ossetian: тас (tas)
  • Persian: طاس (tâs) (see there for further descendants)
  • Romani: tas
  • Swahili: tasa
  • Turkish: tas
  • Yidgha: [script needed] (tása)
  • Medieval Latin: tassa
    • Emilian: tasa
    • Italian: tazza (see there for further descendants)
    • Old French: tasse
      • French: tasse (see there for further descendants)
      • Norman: tâsse, tâth' (St. Ouen)
      • Dutch: tas
      • German: Tasse (see there for further descendants)
      • German Low German: Tass
      • Middle English: *tasse
    • Asturian: tasa
    • Old Occitan: tassa
    • Sardinian: taza
    • Lower Sorbian: tasa

References

  • Abajev, V. I. (1979) “²tas”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 234
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “тас”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 224
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թաս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 157a
  • Lokotsch, Karl (1927) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, § 2044, pages 160–161

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian طاس (tâs, cup, bowl), itself from Arabic طَاس (ṭās, bowl, cup).

Noun

طاس • (tas) (definite accusative طاسی (tası), plural طاسلر (taslar))

  1. cup, a concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material and with a handle
    Synonym: فنجان (fincan)
  2. bowl, a roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as soup
    Synonym: كاسه (kâse)

Derived terms

  • آلتون طاس (altın tas, golden cup)
  • باش طاسی (baş tası, skull)
  • بورون طاسی (burun tası, nose-pan)
  • حمام طاسی (hamam tası, metal bowl used in baths)
  • دمیر طاس (demir tas, helmet)
  • دیز طاسی (diz tası, kneecap)
  • ساعت طاسی (saʼat tası, bell in a striking clock)
  • سفر طاسی (sefer tası, arrangement of several metal dishes)
  • صاپلو طاس (saplı tas, bowl with a straight handle)
  • طاس اشكنجه‌سی (tas işkencesi, torture of the hot bowl)
  • طاس باشلو (tas başlı, whose head is bald)
  • طاس كبابی (tas kebâbı, meat cooked in a metal bowl)
  • طاس كیدرمك (tas gidermek, to put the hot bowl on the head)
  • طاسلانمق (taslanmak, to become a cup)
  • طاسچه (tasçe, small, metal cup)
  • قولپلو طاس (kulplu tas, bowl with a curved handle)
  • كومش طاس (gümüş tas, silver cup)
  • پشتو طاسی (pişto tası, metal cup of a pistol)
  • پلاو طاسی (pilav tası, rice bowl)
  • چوربا طاسی (çorba tası, soup bowl)
  • یول طاسی (yol tası, traveling cup)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tas
  • Albanian: tas
  • Bulgarian: тас (tas)
  • Greek: τάσι (tási)
  • Romanian: tas
  • Serbo-Croatian:

Further reading

Persian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? tās
Dari reading? tās
Iranian reading? tâs
Tajik reading? tos

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic طاس (ṭās). Doublet of طشت (tašt), تشت (tašt).

Noun

طاس • (tâs) (plural طاس‌ها)

  1. (archaic) cup
  2. (archaic) bowl
Descendants
  • Tajik: тос (tos)
  • Baluchi: [script needed] (tās)
  • Bengali: তাস (taś)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: ताश (tāś)
    Urdu: تاش (tāś)
  • Kyrgyz: таз (taz)
  • Nepali: तास (tās)
  • Old East Slavic: тазъ (tazŭ) (via Turkic)
  • Ottoman Turkish: طاس (tas)
    • Turkish: tas
    • Albanian: tas
    • Bulgarian: тас (tas)
    • Greek: τάσι (tási)
    • Romanian: tas
    • Serbo-Croatian:
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਤਾਸ਼ (tāś), ਤਾਸ (tās)
    Shahmukhi script: تاش (tāś)
  • Tatar: тас (tas), таз (taz)
  • Turkmen: таз
  • Uyghur: داس (das)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (tʾs /⁠tās⁠/, die).

Noun

طاس • (tâs) (plural طاس‌ها)

  1. die, dice
Derived terms
  • طاس انداختن (tâs andâxtan)
  • طاس‌بازی (tâs-bâzi)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “tās”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 82

Etymology 3

Adjective

طاس • (tâs)

  1. bald
Derived terms
  • طاسی (tâsi)