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تِنِّين
dragon /tinˈniːn/
nounB1#2063 most common
Also: sea serpent, Draco (the constellation)
Example sentences
رَأَيْتُ تِنِّينًا.
I saw a dragon.
التِّنِّينُ كَبِيرٌ جِدًّا.
The dragon is very big.
يَعِيشُ التِّنِّينُ فِي كَهْفٍ داخِلَ الجَبَلِ.
The dragon lives in a cave inside the mountain.
فِي القِصَّةِ، يَنْفُثُ التِّنِّينُ النَّارَ مِنْ فَمِهِ.
In the story, the dragon breathes fire from its mouth.
حَارَبَ الفَارِسُ تِنِّينًا ضَخْمًا لِيُنْقِذَ القَرْيَةَ.
The knight fought a huge dragon to save the village.
تَرْمِزُ التَّنَانِينُ فِي الأَسَاطِيرِ الصِّينِيَّةِ إِلَى القُوَّةِ وَالحَظِّ.
In Chinese legends, dragons symbolize power and luck.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تِنِّينٌ | تَنَانِينُ |
| Genitive | تِنِّينٍ | تَنَانِينَ |
| Accusative | تِنِّينًا | تَنَانِينَ |
| Vocative | يا تِنِّينُ | يا تَنَانِينُ |
Word family
تَنَانِينdragons (plural)
التِّنِّينDraco, the constellation
بُرْج التِّنِّينthe constellation of the Dragon
Etymology
The word comes from a common Semitic root for a serpent or sea monster. It is closely tied to the Hebrew tannin and the Aramaic tannīnā, which name a great serpent or sea creature. In later Arabic usage it settled on the mythical dragon and also names the constellation Draco.
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