תן

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ת־נ־ן (t-n-n)

Noun[edit]

תַּן (tanm (plural indefinite תַּנִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. jackal
    • Tanach, Isaiah 13:22, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְעָנָה אִיִּים בְּאַלְמנוֹתָיו וְתַנִּים בְּהֵיכְלֵי עֹנֶג
      və'aná iyyím bəalmənotáv vətanním bəhēchəlḗ 'óneg
      And jackals shall howl in their castles, And wild-dogs in the pleasant palaces

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
נ־ת־ן (n-t-n)

Verb[edit]

תֵּן (ten)

  1. Masculine singular imperative of נתן (natán).

Mozarabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin tam. Compare Portuguese tão and Spanish tan.

Adverb[edit]

תן (tn)

  1. so
    • c. 1100, Kharja H3, section 2:
      תן בונה אלבשארה
      tn bwnh ʔlbšʔrh
      Such good news!