תמסח

Hebrew

Etymology

From Arabic تمساح‎, itself from Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah), from Egyptian

mzḥ (“crocodile”). Perhaps with the singular feminine definite article ⲧⲉ- (te-), though ⲙⲥⲁϩ (msah) is a masculine word.

Pronunciation

Noun

תִּמְסָח • (timsakh) m

  1. crocodile

Further reading
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