тамбал

Dargwa

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian تنبل (tanbal). Cognate with Kaitag тамбал (tambal).

Adjective

тамбал • (tambal) (Amuq)

  1. lazy
    Synonym: азгъин (azɣin)

References

  • Temirbulatova, S. M. (2022) Диалектологический словарь даргинского языка [Dialectological Dictionary of the Dargwa Language]‎[1] (in Russian), Makhachkala: G. Tsadasa Institute of Language, Literature and Art, page 42

Kaitag

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian تنبل (tanbal). Cognate with Dargwa тамбал (tambal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɐmˈbɐl/

Adjective

тамба́л • (tambál)

  1. lazy

References

  • Magomedov, Magomed, Gasanova, Uzlipat (2025) “тамбал”, in Kaitag Dictionary[2]
  • Temirbulatova, S. M. (2022) Диалектологический словарь даргинского языка [Dialectological Dictionary of the Dargwa Language]‎[3] (in Russian), Makhachkala: G. Tsadasa Institute of Language, Literature and Art, page 42