תן

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ת־נ־ן (t-n-n)

Noun

תַּן • (tan) m (plural indefinite תַּנִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (zoology) jackal
   • Tanach, Isaiah 13:22, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְעָנָה אִיִּים בְּאַלְמנוֹתָיו וְתַנִּים בְּהֵיכְלֵי עֹנֶג

     və'aná iyyím bəalmənotáv vətanním bəhēchəlḗ 'óneg

     And jackals shall howl in their castles, And wild-dogs in the pleasant palaces

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ת־ן (n-t-n)

Verb

תֵּן • (ten)

1. Masculine singular imperative of נתן (natán).

References

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

Further reading

• תן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Mozarabic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tam. Compare Portuguese tão and Spanish tan.

Adverb

תן (tn)

1. so
   • c. 1100, Kharja H3, section 2:

     תן בונה אלבשארה

     tn bwnh ʔlbšʔrh

     Such good news!