توأم

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • تَوْءَم (tawʔam)

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (təʾāmā) and Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm).

Root
و ء م (w-ʔ-m)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taw.ʔam/

Noun

تَوْأَم • (tawʔam) m (plural تَوائِم (tawāʔim))

  1. one who was born of a multiple birth, i.e. a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc.
    هٰذَا تَوْأَمِي.hāḏā tawʔamī.This is my twin.
  2. (sometimes proscribed) a pair of twins (two persons collectively)
    نَحْنُ تَوْأَم.naḥnu tawʔam.We are twins.

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: tewmi
  • Moroccan Arabic: توام (twām)
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