תאום
Hebrew
Etymology
Related to Akkadian 𒊕𒌋𒌋 (tu'amu), Aramaic תְּיוֹמָא (təyōmā), Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (t(əʾ)āmā), Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /tĕˈʔom/
Noun
תְּאוֹם • (t'óm) m (plural indefinite תְּאוֹמִים, singular construct תְּאוֹם־, plural construct תְּאוֹמֵי־, feminine counterpart תְּאוֹמָה)
- (chiefly in the plural) A (male) twin, a twin brother: one of two siblings born after a single pregnancy.
Derived terms
- תְּאוֹמָה (t'omá)
- תְּאוֹמִים (t'omím)
References
- “תְּאוֹם” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1428.