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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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tnyn noun sg. emphatic
tnyn, tnynˀ (tannīn, tannīnā) n.m. sea serpent
1 sea serpent (or whale) Com.
2 large serpent, adder JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBAmb, JBAg, Man, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) dragon, a monstrous demonic figure JBAmb, Man.

--(b) (astron.) constellation Draco Syr, Man.
3 fig.: . ▶ more

--(a) whirlwind or the like Man.

--(b) (med.) varicose vein or the like Syr.