طبل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Middle Iranian *tabir, tabil (“drum”). Compare Persian تبیر‎ (tabir, “drum”) and Old Armenian տաւիղ (tawił), also from Iranian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤabl/
  • (file)

Noun

طَبْل • (ṭabl) m (plural طُبُول‎ (ṭubūl) or أَطْبَال‎ (ʔaṭbāl))

  1. verbal noun of طَبَلَ (ṭabala) (form I)
  2. drumming, drumbeat
  3. drum
  4. bass drum
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Catalan: tabal
  • → Spanish: atabal

Etymology 2

Derived from the noun طَبْل‎ (ṭabl, “drum”).

Verb

طَبَلَ • (ṭabala) I, non-past يَطْبُلُ‎‎ (yaṭbulu)

  1. to beat a drum, to drum
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Derived from the noun طَبْل‎ (ṭabl, “drum”).

Verb

طَبَّلَ • (ṭabbala) II, non-past يُطَبِّلُ‎‎ (yuṭabbilu)

  1. to beat a drum, to drum
  2. to beat the drum for someone, to campaign for
Conjugation

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • طاول‎ (davul), طاوول‎ (davul), طائول‎ (daʼul)

Etymology

From Arabic طَبْل‎ (ṭabl, “drum”), from Middle Iranian *tabir, tabil (“drum”); compare Persian تبیر‎ (tabir, “drum”) and Old Armenian տաւիղ (tawił), also from Iranian.

Noun

طبل • (tabl) (plural طبول‎ or اطبال‎)

  1. drum, tom-tom, a percussive musical instrument

Derived terms

  • طبلك‎ (tablek, “small drum”)
  • طبلی‎ (tabli, “drum-like”)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic طَبْل‎ (ṭabl), from Parthian 𐫎𐫁𐫏𐫓‎ (ṯbyl /tabil/). Compare تبیر‎ (tabir, “drum”).

Pronunciation

Noun

طبل • (tabl) (plural طبل‌ها‎ (tabl-hâ))

  1. drum
  • طبل زدن‎ (tabl zadan)
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