تينة

Arabic

Etymology

Synchronically singulative noun composed of تِين (tīn, “fig”) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiː.na/

Noun

تِينَة • (tīna) f (singulative, collective تِين m (tīn))

1. fig (fruit)
2. fig tree

Declension

Declension of noun تِينَة (tīna)

Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِينَة tīna	التِّينَة at-tīna	تِينَة tīnat
Nominative	تِينَةٌ tīnatun	التِّينَةُ at-tīnatu	تِينَةُ tīnatu
Accusative	تِينَةً tīnatan	التِّينَةَ at-tīnata	تِينَةَ tīnata
Genitive	تِينَةٍ tīnatin	التِّينَةِ at-tīnati	تِينَةِ tīnati
Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِين tīn	التِّين at-tīn	تِين tīn
Nominative	تِينٌ tīnun	التِّينُ at-tīnu	تِينُ tīnu
Accusative	تِينًا tīnan	التِّينَ at-tīna	تِينَ tīna
Genitive	تِينٍ tīnin	التِّينِ at-tīni	تِينِ tīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِينَتَيْن tīnatayn	التِّينَتَيْن at-tīnatayn	تِينَتَيْ tīnatay
Nominative	تِينَتَانِ tīnatāni	التِّينَتَانِ at-tīnatāni	تِينَتَا tīnatā
Accusative	تِينَتَيْنِ tīnatayni	التِّينَتَيْنِ at-tīnatayni	تِينَتَيْ tīnatay
Genitive	تِينَتَيْنِ tīnatayni	التِّينَتَيْنِ at-tīnatayni	تِينَتَيْ tīnatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِينَات tīnāt	التِّينَات at-tīnāt	تِينَات tīnāt
Nominative	تِينَاتٌ tīnātun	التِّينَاتُ at-tīnātu	تِينَاتُ tīnātu
Accusative	تِينَاتٍ tīnātin	التِّينَاتِ at-tīnāti	تِينَاتِ tīnāti
Genitive	تِينَاتٍ tīnātin	التِّينَاتِ at-tīnāti	تِينَاتِ tīnāti

Descendants

• Libyan Arabic: تينة (tīna)
• Maltese: tina
• Moroccan Arabic: تينة (tīna)
• → Middle Chinese: 底檷 (MC tejX nejX), 底珍 (MC tejX trin)

Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تِينة (tīna, “fig”). Compare semantically German Pflaume (literally “plum”). These uses are based partly on the sexual desirability, but also on a certain outward resemblence (e.g. when the fruit is halved).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiːna/

Noun

تينة (tīna) f (plural تواني (twāni))

1. (vulgar) buttocks

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تِينة (tīna, “fig”). Compare semantically German Pflaume (literally “plum”). These uses are based partly on the sexual desirability, but also on a certain outward resemblence (e.g. when the fruit is halved).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiː.na/

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Noun

تينة • (tīna) f

1. (vulgar) vagina

See also

• كرموس (karmūs, “fig”)