تمساح

Arabic

Etymology

From Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah), from Egyptian
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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

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]
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Noun

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

  1. crocodile
  2. alligator
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