tahini

English

Alternative forms

• tahina, tahine, tehina

Etymology

From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ ḥ n, root) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from North Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑːˈhiː.ni/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

tahini (countable and uncountable, plural tahinis)

2. (cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ganoush, etc.

   Synonym: ardeh

   • 2024, Tieghan Gerard, Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy: A Cookbook, 1st Edition, page 82:

     In a blender or food processor, combine the olive oil, tahini, Parmesan, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire, garlic, and a pinch each of salt and pepper.

Translations

sesame paste

• Arabic: طَحِينَة f (ṭaḥīna)
• Bulgarian: тахан m (tahan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芝麻醬 / 芝麻酱 (zh) (zhīmajiàng)

• Danish: tahini c, tahin c, sesampasta c, sesamsmør n
• Esperanto: sezama pasto
• Finnish: tahini
• French: tahini (fr)
• German: Tahina (de) f
• Greek: ταχίνι (el) n (tachíni)
• Hebrew: טחינה (he) f (t'khína)
• Hindi: ताहिनी (tāhinī)
• Italian: tahina f
• Japanese: 芝麻醤 (chīmājan)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: таан m (taan)
• Manchu: ᠮᠠᠯᠠᠩᡤᡡ
  ᠮᡳᠰᡠᠨ (malanggū misun)
• Persian: ارده (fa) (arde)
• Polish: tahini (pl) n
• Portuguese: tahine (pt)
• Russian: тахини (ru) f (taxini)
• Spanish: tahina
• Swedish: sesampasta (sv) c, tahini (sv)
• Turkish: tahin (tr)
• Urdu: تاہینی (tāhinī)
• Yiddish: טכינע f (tkhine)

Further reading

• tahini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈxi.ɲi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɲi
• Syllabification: ta‧hi‧ni

Noun

tahini n (indeclinable)

1. tahini

Further reading

• “tahini”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Swahili

Etymology

From mtihani (“examination, test”).

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /tɑˈhi.ni/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-tahini (infinitive kutahini)

1. to examine, to test

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tahini
Positive present -natahini Subjunctive -tahini Negative -tahini Imperative singular tahini
Infinitives
Positive kutahini Negative kutotahini
Imperatives
Singular tahini Plural tahinini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutahini Positive past positive subject concord + -litahini Negative past negative subject concord + -kutahini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahini) Singular Plural 1st person ninatahini/natahini tunatahini 2nd person unatahini mnatahini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatahini wanatahini other classes positive subject concord + -natahini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahini) Singular Plural 1st person sitahini hatutahini 2nd person hutahini hamtahini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatahini hawatahini other classes negative subject concord + -tahini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatahini Negative future negative subject concord + -tatahini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahini) Singular Plural 1st person nitahini tutahini 2nd person utahini mtahini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahini watahini other classes positive subject concord + -tahini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitahini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetahini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetahini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitahini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitahini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahini) Singular Plural 1st person natahini twatahini 2nd person watahini mwatahini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahini watahini m-mi(III/IV) watahini yatahini ji-ma(V/VI) latahini yatahini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatahini vyatahini n(IX/X) yatahini zatahini u(XI) watahini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatahini pa(XVI) patahini mu(XVIII) mwatahini
Perfect positive subject concord + -metahini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatahini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatahini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitahini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotahini Consecutive katahini / positive subject concord + -katahini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katahini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitahini -tutahini 2nd person -kutahini -watahini/-kutahinini/-watahinini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtahini -watahini m-mi(III/IV) -utahini -itahini ji-ma(V/VI) -litahini -yatahini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitahini -vitahini n(IX/X) -itahini -zitahini u(XI) -utahini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutahini pa(XVI) -patahini mu(XVIII) -mutahini Reflexive -jitahini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tahiniye -tahinio m-mi(III/IV) -tahinio -tahiniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tahinilo -tahiniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tahinicho -tahinivyo n(IX/X) -tahiniyo -tahinizo u(XI) -tahinio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tahiniko pa(XVI) -tahinipo mu(XVIII) -tahinimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetahini -otahini m-mi(III/IV) -otahini -yotahini ji-ma(V/VI) -lotahini -yotahini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotahini -vyotahini n(IX/X) -yotahini -zotahini u(XI) -otahini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotahini pa(XVI) -potahini mu(XVIII) -motahini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -tahiniwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtahini (“examiner”)

Related terms

• mtihani (“examination, test”)