טחינה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ט־ח־ן (ṭ-kh-n)

Noun

טְחִינָה • (t'khiná) f [pattern: קְטִילָה]

1. grinding grain into flour [since Mishnaic Hebrew]
2. crushing into small pieces

Etymology 2

From North Levantine Arabic or South Levantine Arabic طحينة (ṭḥīne), from Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ ḥ n) relating to grinding, thus cognate to Etymology 1.

Noun

טְחִינָה • (t'khína) f

1. (cooking) tahini

References

• “טחינה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• טחינה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he