توأم

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ‎ (t(əʾ)āmā) and Hebrew תְּאוֹם‎ (təʾôm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taw.ʔam/

Noun

تَوْأَم • (tawʾam) m (plural تَوائِم‎ (tawāʾim))

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

Declension

Descendants

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