טען

Aramaic

Verb

טען • (transliteration needed)

1. to carry, to burden

Hebrew

Root
ט־ע־ן (ṭ-ʿ-n)
4 terms

Verb

טָעַן • (ta'án) (pa'al construction)

1. to load (a vehicle or beast of burden)
2. to load (a weapon)
3. to charge (a battery)
4. (computing) to load (a file or program)

Conjugation

Conjugation of טָעַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לטעון / לִטְעֹן
		action noun		טְעִינָה
		passive participle		טָעוּן
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	טָעַנְתִּי		טָעַנּוּ
	second	טָעַנְתָּ	טָעַנְתְּ	טְעַנְתֶּם1	טְעַנְתֶּן1
	third	טָעַן	טָעֲנָה	טָעֲנוּ
present		טוֹעֵן	טוֹעֶנֶת	טוֹעֲנִים	טוֹעֲנוֹת
future	first	אֶטְעַן		נִטְעַן
	second	תִּטְעַן	תִּטְעֲנִי	תִּטְעֲנוּ	תִּטְעַנָּה2
	third	יִטְעַן	תִּטְעַן	יִטְעֲנוּ	תִּטְעַנָּה2
imperative	positive	טְעַן	טַעֲנִי	טַעֲנוּ	טְעַנָּה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Commonly pronounced טָעַנְתֶּם and טָעַנְתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

טָעָן • (ta'án) m (plural indefinite טָעָנִים, feminine counterpart טָעֶנֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. (military) loader, loader-signaller (role in a tank crew)

Declension

Declension of טָעָן

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	טָעָן	first	טָעָנִי		טָעָנֵנוּ
	definite	הַטָּעָן	second	טָעָנְךָ	טָעָנֵךְ	טָעַנְכֶם	טָעַנְכֶן
	construct	טָעַן־	third	טָעָנוֹ	טָעָנָהּ	טָעָנָם	טָעָנָן
plural	indefinite	טָעָנִים	first	טעניי / טָעָנַי		טָעָנֵינוּ
	definite	הַטָּעָנִים	second	טָעָנֶיךָ	טענייך / טָעָנַיִךְ	טָעָנֵיכֶם	טָעָנֵיכֶן
	construct	טָעָנֵי־	third	טָעָנָיו	טָעָנֶיהָ	טָעָנֵיהֶם	טָעָנֵיהֶן

Verb

טָעַן • (ta'án) (pa'al construction)

1. to claim, assert, maintain, argue
2. to contend
3. (law) to plead
4. to claim (ownership of something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of טָעַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לטעון / לִטְעֹן
		action noun		טַעֲנָה
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	טָעַנְתִּי		טָעַנּוּ
	second	טָעַנְתָּ	טָעַנְתְּ	טְעַנְתֶּם1	טְעַנְתֶּן1
	third	טָעַן	טָעֲנָה	טָעֲנוּ
present		טוֹעֵן	טוֹעֶנֶת	טוֹעֲנִים	טוֹעֲנוֹת
future	first	אֶטְעַן		נִטְעַן
	second	תִּטְעַן	תִּטְעֲנִי	תִּטְעֲנוּ	תִּטְעַנָּה2
	third	יִטְעַן	תִּטְעַן	יִטְעֲנוּ	תִּטְעַנָּה2
imperative	positive	טְעַן	טַעֲנִי	טַעֲנוּ	טְעַנָּה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Commonly pronounced טָעַנְתֶּם and טָעַנְתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• “טען” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• "טען" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language