תלת

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.

Numeral

תלת • (tlāṯ) f (masculine תלתא (tlāṯa))

1. feminine of תלתא (tlāṯa, “three”)

Hebrew

Etymology

From Aramaic תלת, which is cognate with Hebrew שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh, “three”).

Prefix

תְּלַת • (t'lát-)

1. Triple-, three-, tri-.

   אופן (ofán, “wheel”) → תלת אופן (t'lat-ofán, “three-wheeler, tricycle”)

   קומה (komá, “story, floor”) → תלת קומתי (t'lat-komatí, “three-story”)

   ממד (memád, “dimension”) → תלת ממד (t'lat-memád, “three-dimensional”)

Derived terms

Hebrew terms prefixed with תלת־

תלת אופן

See also

• שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalósh)
• חד (khad-), דּוּ (du-), רב (rav-)