teth

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noun

The ninth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

OriginHebrew טֵית →
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Meanings

nounteth (plural teths)

plural teths · alternative ṭēth · alternative tet

  1. The ninth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Origin

  1. Hebrewטֵית“wheel”
  2. Englishteth

From Hebrew טֵית (ṭēth, “wheel”).

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Translations

Arabic طَاء
  • طَاء (ṭāʔ)Semitic letter
Catalan tet
  • tetSemitic letter
Finnish tet
  • tetSemitic letter
French tèt, tet
  • tètSemitic letter
  • tetSemitic letter
  • tethSemitic letter
Hebrew טֵית
  • טֵיתSemitic letter
Yiddish טית
  • טית (tes)Semitic letter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

teth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teth

MLA

“teth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teth.

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