ταβάλα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ταβῆλα (tabêla)

Etymology

From Parthian 𐫎𐫁𐫏𐫓 (ṯbyl /⁠tabil⁠/), from Iranian *tabil. See also Armenian տաւիղ (tawiġ), Classical Syriac ܛܒܠܐ (ṭaḇlāʾ), Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl), Turkish davul.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ta.bá.la/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /taˈba.la/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /taˈβa.la/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /taˈva.la/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /taˈva.la/

Noun

τᾰβᾰ́λᾰ • (tăbắlă)

a Parthian word for drum
- Hesychius Τ:
  ταβάλα· ταβῆλα. ὑπὸ Πάρθων οὕτω καλεῖται ὄργανον κριβάνῳ ἐμφερές, ᾧ χρῶνται ἐν τοῖς πολέμοις ἀντὶ σάλπιγγος
  tabála; tabêla. hupò Párthōn hoútō kaleîtai órganon kribánōi empherés, hōî khrôntai en toîs polémois antì sálpingos
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Further reading

“ταβάλα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press