טחינה

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ט־ח־ן (ṭ-ḥ-n)

Noun[edit]

טְחִינָה (t'khináf [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. grinding grain into flour [since Mishnaic Hebrew]
  2. crushing into small pieces

Etymology 2[edit]

From North Levantine Arabic or South Levantine Arabic طحينة (ṭḥīne), from Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ ḥ n) relating to grinding, thus cognate to Etymology 1.

Noun[edit]

טְחִינָה (t'khínaf

  1. tahini