طن
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طن¹
- /tˤann/
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic.
طن²
- /tˤann/
- /tˤunn/
- /tˤann/ Hijazi
Where it comes from
From English ton and French tonne (“ton”), from Latin tunna.
noun طُنّ · ṭunn · طِنَان · أَطْنَان · الطُّنّ
- tonne, metric ton
طن³
Where it comes from
The meaning of a bundle of reed is considered from Aramaic טוּנַּס (ṭunnas, “reed”), which is attested once in Jewish Literary Aramaic and agrees with Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax, “reed”), otherwise compare אֲטוּנָא (ʔăṭūnā), אֲטְוָנָא (ʔăṭwānā, “twisted strap”), which occurs in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic sometimes without the aleph prothesis.
The meaning of a load, as which also the human body is easily understood, is from the common Aramaic טוּנָא (ṭūna, ṭunnā), an assimilated form of טְוּעֲנָא (ṭūʕănā), טְעוּנָא (ṭəʕūnā, “load, burden”), which or a similar form is also the source of طَاعُون (ṭāʕūn, “plague”).
noun طُنّ · ṭunn · طُنَّة · طِنَان · أَطْنَان
- the human body
- load carried on the camel's back between the loads on both sides
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bundle of reeds used as a bearing
Similar: كَنْثَة
In English
Talk about this word "طن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. طن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%86 "طن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%86.Cite this
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title = {طن},
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