How to say "tahini (sesame paste)" in Arabic
CognateMeaningtahini (sesame paste)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
طَحِينَة
ṭaḥīnaטחינה
طحينة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
טחינה
tkhinaتْخِينَا
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ط-ح-نHebrew root
ט-ח-ןSame root, ט-ח-ן / ط-ح-ن, 'to grind' — Hebrew טוחן, 'grinds', and טחנה, 'mill', share it. Ground sesame paste carried the same name straight into Hebrew as טחינה, no translation needed.
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In a phrase
طَحِينَة نَقِيَّة
ṭaḥīna naqiyyaטחינה נקייהpure tahini