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تَوْأَم

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Noun · masculineRoot و-ء-م

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Plural
تَوائِم

تَوْأَم in English

Noun · masculine

  1. one who was born of a multiple birth, i.e. a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc.
    هٰذَا تَوْأَمِي.This is my twin.
  2. a pair of twins (two persons collectively)
    نَحْنُ تَوْأَم.We are twins.

Word origin

Compare Akkadian 𒊕𒌋𒌋 (tu'amu), Aramaic תְּיוֹמָא (təyōmā), Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (təʾāmā) and Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm).

Words from the root و-ء-م

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وَاءَمَ · present يُوَائِمُ

to harmonize with, to agree with, to match; to accommodate, to adjust, to conform

مُوَاءَمَة
Verbal noun
وِئَام
Verbal noun
harmony
مُوَائِم
Active participle
مُوَاءَم
Passive participle
تَوَاءَمَ · present يَتَوَاءَمُ
Form VI · Mutual action

to agree, tally, harmonize

تَوَاؤُم
Verbal noun
مُتَوَائِم
Active participle
Noun · m.
etc
تَوْأَمَة
Noun · f.
partnership

تَوْأَم: plural and other forms

Singularتَوْأَم
Pluralتَوائِم

تَوْأَم in a sentence

Dictionary examples

one who was born of a multiple birth

هٰذَا تَوْأَمِي.This is my twin.

a pair of twins

نَحْنُ تَوْأَم.We are twins.

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