תן

תַּן • (tan) m (plural indefinite תַּנִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (zoology) jackal
   • Tanach, Isaiah 13:22, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְעָנָה אִיִּים בְּאַלְמנוֹתָיו וְתַנִּים בְּהֵיכְלֵי עֹנֶג

     və'aná iyyím bəalmənotáv vətanním bəhēchəlḗ 'óneg

     And jackals shall howl in their castles, And wild-dogs in the pleasant palaces

תֵּן • (ten)

1. Masculine singular imperative of נתן (natán).

• “תן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

•   תן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Inherited from Latin tam. Compare Portuguese tão and Spanish tan.

תן (tn)

1. so
   • c. 1100, Kharja H3, section 2:

     תן בונה אלבשארה

     tn bwnh ʔlbšʔrh

     Such good news!