تمساح

Arabic

Etymology
From Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah), from Egyptian
G17O34
V28		 I3
mzḥ (“crocodile”). Perhaps with the singular feminine definite article ⲧⲉ- (te-), though ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah) is a masculine word.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tim.saːħ/

Noun

تِمْسَاح • (timsāḥ) m (plural تَمَاسِيح (tamāsīḥ))

  1. crocodile, alligator
  2. (slang, Egypt) one of the 1976–84 models of a Mercedes Benz

Declension
Declension of noun تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal تِمْسَاح
timsāḥ		 التِّمْسَاح
at-timsāḥ		 تِمْسَاح
timsāḥ
Nominative تِمْسَاحٌ
timsāḥun		 التِّمْسَاحُ
at-timsāḥu		 تِمْسَاحُ
timsāḥu
Accusative تِمْسَاحًا
timsāḥan		 التِّمْسَاحَ
at-timsāḥa		 تِمْسَاحَ
timsāḥa
Genitive تِمْسَاحٍ
timsāḥin		 التِّمْسَاحِ
at-timsāḥi		 تِمْسَاحِ
timsāḥi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal تِمْسَاحَيْن
timsāḥayn		 التِّمْسَاحَيْن
at-timsāḥayn		 تِمْسَاحَيْ
timsāḥay
Nominative تِمْسَاحَانِ
timsāḥāni		 التِّمْسَاحَانِ
at-timsāḥāni		 تِمْسَاحَا
timsāḥā
Accusative تِمْسَاحَيْنِ
timsāḥayni		 التِّمْسَاحَيْنِ
at-timsāḥayni		 تِمْسَاحَيْ
timsāḥay
Genitive تِمْسَاحَيْنِ
timsāḥayni		 التِّمْسَاحَيْنِ
at-timsāḥayni		 تِمْسَاحَيْ
timsāḥay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal تَمَاسِيح
tamāsīḥ		 التَّمَاسِيح
at-tamāsīḥ		 تَمَاسِيح
tamāsīḥ
Nominative تَمَاسِيحُ
tamāsīḥu		 التَّمَاسِيحُ
at-tamāsīḥu		 تَمَاسِيحُ
tamāsīḥu
Accusative تَمَاسِيحَ
tamāsīḥa		 التَّمَاسِيحَ
at-tamāsīḥa		 تَمَاسِيحَ
tamāsīḥa
Genitive تَمَاسِيحَ
tamāsīḥa		 التَّمَاسِيحِ
at-tamāsīḥi		 تَمَاسِيحِ
tamāsīḥi

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: timsah
  • → Central Kurdish: تیمساح (tîmsaḧ)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: تمساح (timsah)
  • → Hebrew: תמסח (timsakh)
  • → Uyghur: تىمساھ (timsah)
  • → Uzbek: timsoh

Ottoman Turkish
تمساح

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ, “crocodile, alligator”).

Noun

تمساح • (timsah) (plural تماسیح (temasih))

  1. crocodile, alligator any of various large reptiles in the order Crocodilia
    Synonym: نهنگ (neheng)

Derived terms
  • تمساحیه (timsahiye, “crocodilian”)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɪm.sɑːʱ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɪm.sɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰim.sɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? timsāh
Dari reading? timsāh
Iranian reading? temsâh
Tajik reading? timsoh

Noun
Dari تمساح
Iranian Persian
Tajik тимсоҳ

تمساح • (temsâh) (plural تمساح‌ها (temsâh-hâ))

  1. alligator
  2. crocodile
    Synonym: کروکودیل (kerokodil)

Declension
    Enclitic-attached forms of تمساح (temsâh) (Iranian Persian)
    Basic forms of تمساح (temsâh)
singular plural
bare تمساح
(temsâh)		 تمساح‌ها
(temsâh-hấ)
تمساحا △
(temsâhấ)
definitive direct object تمساح را
(temsâh râ)
تمساح رو △
(temsâho)		 تمساح‌ها را
(temsâh-hấ râ)
تمساحا رو △
(temsâhấ ro)
ezâfe تمساح
(temsâh-e)		 تمساح‌های
(temsâh-hấ-ye)
تمساحای △
(temsâhấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite		 تمساحی
(temsâh-i)		 تمساح‌هایی
(temsâhấn-i, temsâh-hấ-i)
تمساحایی △
(temsâhấi)
△ Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of تمساح (temsâh)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)		 تمساحم
(temsâham)		 تمساح‌هایم
(temsâh-hấyam)
تمساح‌هام، تمساحام △
(temsâhấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)		 تمساحت
(temsâhat)
[Term?] △
(temsâhet)		 تمساح‌هایت
(temsâh-hấyat)
تمساح‌هات، تمساحات △
(temsâhất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)		 تمساحش
(temsâhaš)
[Term?] △
(temsâheš)		 تمساح‌هایش
(temsâh-hấyaš)
تمساح‌هاش، تمساحاش △
(temsâhấš)
1st plural
(“our”)		 تمساحمان
(temsâhemân)
تمساحمون △
(temsâhemun)		 تمساح‌هایمان
(temsâh-hấyemân)
تمساح‌هامون، تمساحامون △
(temsâhấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)		 تمساحتان
(temsâhetân)
تمساحتون △
(temsâhetun)		 تمساح‌هایتان
(temsâh-hấyetân)
تمساح‌هاتون، تمساحاتون △
(temsâhấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)		 تمساحشان
(temsâhešân)
تمساحشون △
(temsâhešun)		 تمساح‌هایشان
(temsâh-hấyešân)
تمساح‌هاشون، تمساحاشون △
(temsâhấšun)
△ Colloquial.
    Predicative forms of تمساح (temsâh)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”)		 تمساحم
(temsâham)		 تمساحیم
(temsâhim)
2nd person
(“you are”)		 تمساحی
(temsâhi)		 تمساحید
(temsâhid)
تمساحین △
(temsâhin)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”)		 تمساح است
(temsâh ast)
تمساحه △
(temsâhe)		 تمساحند
(temsâhand)
تمساحن △
(temsâhan)
△ Colloquial.

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tim.saːħ/, [tɪmˈsæːħ]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

تمساح • (timsāḥ) m (plural تماسيح (tamāsīḥ))

  1. crocodile
  2. alligator
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