תמסח

Hebrew

Etymology

From Arabic تمساح, itself from Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah), from Egyptian

mzḥ (“crocodile”). Perhaps with the singular feminine definite article ⲧⲉ- (te-), though ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah) is a masculine word.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /timˈsaχ/

Noun

תִּמְסָח • (timsakh) m

1. crocodile

Synonyms

• תַּנִּין (tanín)

Further reading

• תמסח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he