תלתן

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ת־ל־ת (t-l-t)

From Aramaic תלת (“three”). Also borrowed into Punic, transcribed in De materia medica 2:102 as τιτλώ, likely for *𐤕𐤋𐤕𐤀 (*tiltō).

Noun

תִּלְתָּן • (tiltā́n) m (plural indefinite תִּלְתָּנִים)

  1. any Trifolieae tribe plant
    1. clover proper, shamrock (Trifolium spp.)
    2. (archaic) fenugreek (Trigonella spp.)
    3. (archaic) burclover (Medicago spp.)
  2. The club on a deck of cards.

See also
Suits in Hebrew · סדרה (sídra) (layout · text)
לב (lev) יהלום (yahalóm) עלה (alé) תלתן (tiltā́n)

References
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 317
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 410
  • “תלתן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading
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