تابل
See also: بابل
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic תַּבְלָא (taḇəlā, “spice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taː.bil/, /taː.bal/
Noun
تَابِل or تَابَل • (tābil or tābal) m (plural تَوَابِل (tawābil))
- spice, condiment, seasoning
- 2003, Muḥsin ʿAqīl, “طرخون (Artemisia Dracunculus L.)”, in مُعْجَم الْأَعْشَاب الْمُصَوَّر (muʕjam al-ʔaʕšāb al-muṣawwar), 1st edition (encyclopaedia), Beirut, Lebanon: مؤسسة الأعلمي للمطبوعات, →OCLC, page 344:
- نَبَاتٌ عُشْبِيٌّ مُعَمَّرٌ مِنَ التَّوَابِلِ الشَّائِعَةِ ٱلِٱسْتِعْمَالِ، وَهُوَ عِبَارَةٌ عَنْ شُجَيْرَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ عَطِرَةٍ تَحْمِلُ أَوْرَاقًا صَغِيرَةً.
- nabātun ʕušbiyyun muʕammarun mina at-tawābili aš-šāʔiʕati l-istiʕmāli, wahuwa ʕibāratun ʕan šujayratin ṣaḡīratin ʕaṭiratin taḥmilu ʔawrāqan ṣaḡīratan.
- Estragon: A perennial herbaceous plant serving as one of the most widely employed seasonings, and it presents itself as an odorant small shrub bearing minute leaves.
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | تَابِل; تَابَل tābil; tābal |
التَّابِل; التَّابَل at-tābil; at-tābal |
تَابِل; تَابَل tābil; tābal |
| nominative | تَابِلٌ; تَابَلٌ tābilun; tābalun |
التَّابِلُ; التَّابَلُ at-tābilu; at-tābalu |
تَابِلُ; تَابَلُ tābilu; tābalu |
| accusative | تَابِلًا; تَابَلًا tābilan; tābalan |
التَّابِلَ; التَّابَلَ at-tābila; at-tābala |
تَابِلَ; تَابَلَ tābila; tābala |
| genitive | تَابِلٍ; تَابَلٍ tābilin; tābalin |
التَّابِلِ; التَّابَلِ at-tābili; at-tābali |
تَابِلِ; تَابَلِ tābili; tābali |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | تَابِلَيْن; تَابَلَيْن tābilayn; tābalayn |
التَّابِلَيْن; التَّابَلَيْن at-tābilayn; at-tābalayn |
تَابِلَيْ; تَابَلَيْ tābilay; tābalay |
| nominative | تَابِلَانِ; تَابَلَانِ tābilāni; tābalāni |
التَّابِلَانِ; التَّابَلَانِ at-tābilāni; at-tābalāni |
تَابِلَا; تَابَلَا tābilā; tābalā |
| accusative | تَابِلَيْنِ; تَابَلَيْنِ tābilayni; tābalayni |
التَّابِلَيْنِ; التَّابَلَيْنِ at-tābilayni; at-tābalayni |
تَابِلَيْ; تَابَلَيْ tābilay; tābalay |
| genitive | تَابِلَيْنِ; تَابَلَيْنِ tābilayni; tābalayni |
التَّابِلَيْنِ; التَّابَلَيْنِ at-tābilayni; at-tābalayni |
تَابِلَيْ; تَابَلَيْ tābilay; tābalay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | تَوَابِل tawābil |
التَّوَابِل at-tawābil |
تَوَابِل tawābil |
| nominative | تَوَابِلُ tawābilu |
التَّوَابِلُ at-tawābilu |
تَوَابِلُ tawābilu |
| accusative | تَوَابِلَ tawābila |
التَّوَابِلَ at-tawābila |
تَوَابِلَ tawābila |
| genitive | تَوَابِلَ tawābila |
التَّوَابِلِ at-tawābili |
تَوَابِلِ tawābili |
Derived terms
- تَبَّلَ (tabbala, “to season, to spice”)
- أَتْبَلَ (ʔatbala, “to season, to spice”)
- تَوْبَلَ (tawbala, “to season, to spice”)
- تَبُّولَة (tabbūla, “tabbouleh”)
References
- “tbl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 37
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “تابل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 184
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “تابل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 296.
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, , page 370
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “تابل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 135
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taː.bil/
Noun
تابل • (tābil) m (plural تَوابِل (tawābil))
Usage notes
The singular form is rarely used.
See also
- بَهَار (bahār, “spice”)