طوط

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tˤuːtˤ/

Noun

طوط • (ṭūṭ) m

  1. beep or honk; the sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

Etymology 2
Root
ط و ط‎

Compare Dutch toeteren (“to blow a horn”) and German tuten (“to blow a horn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tˤawːatˤ/

Verb

طوط • (ṭawwaṭ) (non-past يِطَوِّط‎ (yiṭawwiṭ), form II)

  1. to honk, to beep
    Synonym: ضغط البوري‎ (ḍaḡaṭ albūri)
    ‏طَوِّط له‎
    ṭawwiṭlu
    honk at him!
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