دربوكة
Arabic
دَرْبُوكَة
Alternative forms
- دَرَبُكَّة (darabukka), دِرْبَكَّة (dirbakka)
Etymology
An Iranian borrowing, found as Classical Syriac ܐܪܕܒܐ (ʾardbā), ܐܪܕܒܩܐ (ʾardbaqqā), ܐܪܕܒܟܐ (ʾardbakkā), ܕܥܒܒܘܩܐ (daʿbukkā), ܕܥܒܘܟܐ (darbukkā), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic דבוכא (/*dabbukkā/), maybe mediated via Classical Syriac ܕܥܒܘܟܐ (darbukkā, darbūkā) specifically and ultimately the same word as Persian دنبک (dumbak) which is the same kind of drum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dar.buː.ka/
- (Moroccan) IPA(key): /dar.buː.ka/
Noun
دَرْبُوكَة • (darbūka) f (plural دَرْبُوكَات (darbūkāt))
- darbuka, a goblet drum of the Arab world and Turkey; in Iran, called a تمبک (tombak)
Declension
Declension of noun دَرْبُوكَة (darbūka)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دَرْبُوكَة darbūka | الدَّرْبُوكَة ad-darbūka | دَرْبُوكَة darbūkat |
| Nominative | دَرْبُوكَةٌ darbūkatun | الدَّرْبُوكَةُ ad-darbūkatu | دَرْبُوكَةُ darbūkatu |
| Accusative | دَرْبُوكَةً darbūkatan | الدَّرْبُوكَةَ ad-darbūkata | دَرْبُوكَةَ darbūkata |
| Genitive | دَرْبُوكَةٍ darbūkatin | الدَّرْبُوكَةِ ad-darbūkati | دَرْبُوكَةِ darbūkati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | دَرْبُوكَتَيْن darbūkatayn | الدَّرْبُوكَتَيْن ad-darbūkatayn | دَرْبُوكَتَيْ darbūkatay |
| Nominative | دَرْبُوكَتَانِ darbūkatāni | الدَّرْبُوكَتَانِ ad-darbūkatāni | دَرْبُوكَتَا darbūkatā |
| Accusative | دَرْبُوكَتَيْنِ darbūkatayni | الدَّرْبُوكَتَيْنِ ad-darbūkatayni | دَرْبُوكَتَيْ darbūkatay |
| Genitive | دَرْبُوكَتَيْنِ darbūkatayni | الدَّرْبُوكَتَيْنِ ad-darbūkatayni | دَرْبُوكَتَيْ darbūkatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دَرْبُوكَات darbūkāt | الدَّرْبُوكَات ad-darbūkāt | دَرْبُوكَات darbūkāt |
| Nominative | دَرْبُوكَاتٌ darbūkātun | الدَّرْبُوكَاتُ ad-darbūkātu | دَرْبُوكَاتُ darbūkātu |
| Accusative | دَرْبُوكَاتٍ darbūkātin | الدَّرْبُوكَاتِ ad-darbūkāti | دَرْبُوكَاتِ darbūkāti |
| Genitive | دَرْبُوكَاتٍ darbūkātin | الدَّرْبُوكَاتِ ad-darbūkāti | دَرْبُوكَاتِ darbūkāti |
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: داربوقه (darbuka)
- Turkish: darbuka
References
- “ˀrdbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “drbwkˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 46b
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 161b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 311a
- Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 369a