תמסח
Hebrew
Etymology
From Arabic تمساح, itself from Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah), from Egyptian
mzḥ (“crocodile”). Perhaps with the singular feminine definite article ⲧⲉ- (te-), though ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah) is a masculine word.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /timˈsaχ/
Synonyms
- תַּנִּין (tanín)
Further reading
- תמסח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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