tav

See also: TAV, Tav, táv, täv, ťav, tav., and ṭav

English

Noun

tav (plural tavs)

1. Alternative form of taw (Semitic letter)

Anagrams

• ATV, TVA, VAT, VTA, vat, vta

Danish

Alternative forms

• tiede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtavˀ], [ˈtˢɑwˀ]

Verb

tav

1. past tense of tie

Finnish

Etymology

From Phoenician [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑʋ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ʋ]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋ
• Syllabification^(key): tav

Noun

tav

1. taw (twenty-second letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)

Declension

Inflection of tav (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		tav	tavit
genitive		tavin	tavien
partitive		tavia	taveja
illative		taviin	taveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tav	tavit
accusative	nom.	tav	tavit
	gen.	tavin
genitive		tavin	tavien
partitive		tavia	taveja
inessive		tavissa	taveissa
elative		tavista	taveista
illative		taviin	taveihin
adessive		tavilla	taveilla
ablative		tavilta	taveilta
allative		taville	taveille
essive		tavina	taveina
translative		taviksi	taveiksi
abessive		tavitta	taveitta
instructive		—	tavein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tav (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tavini tavini accusative nom. tavini tavini gen. tavini genitive tavini tavieni partitive taviani tavejani inessive tavissani taveissani elative tavistani taveistani illative taviini taveihini adessive tavillani taveillani ablative taviltani taveiltani allative tavilleni taveilleni essive tavinani taveinani translative tavikseni taveikseni abessive tavittani taveittani instructive — — comitative — taveineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tavisi tavisi accusative nom. tavisi tavisi gen. tavisi genitive tavisi taviesi partitive taviasi tavejasi inessive tavissasi taveissasi elative tavistasi taveistasi illative taviisi taveihisi adessive tavillasi taveillasi ablative taviltasi taveiltasi allative tavillesi taveillesi essive tavinasi taveinasi translative taviksesi taveiksesi abessive tavittasi taveittasi instructive — — comitative — taveinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tavimme tavimme accusative nom. tavimme tavimme gen. tavimme genitive tavimme taviemme partitive taviamme tavejamme inessive tavissamme taveissamme elative tavistamme taveistamme illative taviimme taveihimme adessive tavillamme taveillamme ablative taviltamme taveiltamme allative tavillemme taveillemme essive tavinamme taveinamme translative taviksemme taveiksemme abessive tavittamme taveittamme instructive — — comitative — taveinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tavinne tavinne accusative nom. tavinne tavinne gen. tavinne genitive tavinne tavienne partitive tavianne tavejanne inessive tavissanne taveissanne elative tavistanne taveistanne illative taviinne taveihinne adessive tavillanne taveillanne ablative taviltanne taveiltanne allative tavillenne taveillenne essive tavinanne taveinanne translative taviksenne taveiksenne abessive tavittanne taveittanne instructive — — comitative — taveinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tavinsa tavinsa accusative nom. tavinsa tavinsa gen. tavinsa genitive tavinsa taviensa partitive taviaan taviansa tavejaan tavejansa inessive tavissaan tavissansa taveissaan taveissansa elative tavistaan tavistansa taveistaan taveistansa illative taviinsa taveihinsa adessive tavillaan tavillansa taveillaan taveillansa ablative taviltaan taviltansa taveiltaan taveiltansa allative tavilleen tavillensa taveilleen taveillensa essive tavinaan tavinansa taveinaan taveinansa translative tavikseen taviksensa taveikseen taveiksensa abessive tavittaan tavittansa taveittaan taveittansa instructive — — comitative — taveineen taveinensa

Anagrams

• -vat

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European *tep-. Cognate with Sanskrit तपस् (tapas, “heat, fire”), Persian آفتاب (âftâb, “sun”), Persian تاب (tâb, “heat, warmth”), Ormuri تووه (“sun”), Latin tepidus (“warm”), Russian тёплый (tjóplyj, “warm”), Old Armenian տապ (tap, “heat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑːv/

Noun

Central Kurdish	هەتاو (hetaw)

tav f (Arabic spelling تاڤ)

1. sunshine, sun, sunlight,

   Synonym: roj

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “tav”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 597

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta˧˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *tamX (“rib”).

Noun

tav (classifier: tus)

1. (anatomy) rib

   Neeg muaj 12 tug tav. ― A human has 12 ribs.

2. side, horizontal

Etymology 2

Verb

tav

1. to herd animals, drive animals with a stick

   Nws mus tav nyuj noj zaub. ― He herds the cows to feed on grass.

2. to lay down across

   Ib tug nab pw tav kev. ― A snake laid across the trail.

3. to prune, trim

   Nws tav cov ntsis zaub. ― She prunes the growth of the vegetable.

Noun

tav

1. a period of time

   txog tav no ― until now

   tav twg? ― when?

   Tav twg kuj tau. ― Any time will be all right.

Derived terms

• tav su (“noon”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 305-6.
• Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎^[3], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 271.