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/
- (Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /tˤəbɪl/
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Noun
طَبْل • (ṭabl) m (plural طُبُول (ṭubūl) or أَطْبَال (ʾaṭbāl))
- verbal noun of طَبَلَ (ṭabala) (form I)
- drumming, drumbeat
- drum
- bass drum
Declension
Declension of noun طَبْل (ṭabl)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | طَبْل ṭabl | الطَّبْل aṭ-ṭabl | طَبْل ṭabl |
| Nominative | طَبْلٌ ṭablun | الطَّبْلُ aṭ-ṭablu | طَبْلُ ṭablu |
| Accusative | طَبْلًا ṭablan | الطَّبْلَ aṭ-ṭabla | طَبْلَ ṭabla |
| Genitive | طَبْلٍ ṭablin | الطَّبْلِ aṭ-ṭabli | طَبْلِ ṭabli |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | طَبْلَيْن ṭablayn | الطَّبْلَيْن aṭ-ṭablayn | طَبْلَيْ ṭablay |
| Nominative | طَبْلَانِ ṭablāni | الطَّبْلَانِ aṭ-ṭablāni | طَبْلَا ṭablā |
| Accusative | طَبْلَيْنِ ṭablayni | الطَّبْلَيْنِ aṭ-ṭablayni | طَبْلَيْ ṭablay |
| Genitive | طَبْلَيْنِ ṭablayni | الطَّبْلَيْنِ aṭ-ṭablayni | طَبْلَيْ ṭablay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | طُبُول; أَطْبَال ṭubūl; ʾaṭbāl | الطُّبُول; الْأَطْبَال aṭ-ṭubūl; al-ʾaṭbāl | طُبُول; أَطْبَال ṭubūl; ʾaṭbāl |
| Nominative | طُبُولٌ; أَطْبَالٌ ṭubūlun; ʾaṭbālun | الطُّبُولُ; الْأَطْبَالُ aṭ-ṭubūlu; al-ʾaṭbālu | طُبُولُ; أَطْبَالُ ṭubūlu; ʾaṭbālu |
| Accusative | طُبُولًا; أَطْبَالًا ṭubūlan; ʾaṭbālan | الطُّبُولَ; الْأَطْبَالَ aṭ-ṭubūla; al-ʾaṭbāla | طُبُولَ; أَطْبَالَ ṭubūla; ʾaṭbāla |
| Genitive | طُبُولٍ; أَطْبَالٍ ṭubūlin; ʾaṭbālin | الطُّبُولِ; الْأَطْبَالِ aṭ-ṭubūli; al-ʾaṭbāli | طُبُولِ; أَطْبَالِ ṭubūli; ʾaṭbāli |
Derived terms
- طَبْلَة (ṭabla, “drum”)
- طَبْلِيّ (ṭabliyy, “drum-shaped; tympanic”)
- غِشَاء طَبْلِيّ (ḡišāʾ ṭabliyy, “eardrum”)
Descendants
- → Catalan: tabal
- → Spanish: atabal
- → English: atabal
Etymology 2
Derived from the noun طَبْل (ṭabl, “drum”).
Verb
طَبَلَ • (ṭabala) I, non-past يَطْبُلُ (yaṭbulu)
- to beat a drum, to drum
Conjugation
Conjugation of
طَبَلَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun طَبْل)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | طَبْل ṭabl | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | طَابِل ṭābil | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَطْبُول maṭbūl | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | طَبَلْتُ ṭabaltu | طَبَلْتَ ṭabalta | طَبَلَ ṭabala | طَبَلْتُمَا ṭabaltumā | طَبَلَا ṭabalā | طَبَلْنَا ṭabalnā | طَبَلْتُمْ ṭabaltum | طَبَلُوا ṭabalū | |||
| f | طَبَلْتِ ṭabalti | طَبَلَتْ ṭabalat | طَبَلَتَا ṭabalatā | طَبَلْتُنَّ ṭabaltunna | طَبَلْنَ ṭabalna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَطْبُلُ ʾaṭbulu | تَطْبُلُ taṭbulu | يَطْبُلُ yaṭbulu | تَطْبُلَانِ taṭbulāni | يَطْبُلَانِ yaṭbulāni | نَطْبُلُ naṭbulu | تَطْبُلُونَ taṭbulūna | يَطْبُلُونَ yaṭbulūna | |||
| f | تَطْبُلِينَ taṭbulīna | تَطْبُلُ taṭbulu | تَطْبُلَانِ taṭbulāni | تَطْبُلْنَ taṭbulna | يَطْبُلْنَ yaṭbulna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَطْبُلَ ʾaṭbula | تَطْبُلَ taṭbula | يَطْبُلَ yaṭbula | تَطْبُلَا taṭbulā | يَطْبُلَا yaṭbulā | نَطْبُلَ naṭbula | تَطْبُلُوا taṭbulū | يَطْبُلُوا yaṭbulū | |||
| f | تَطْبُلِي taṭbulī | تَطْبُلَ taṭbula | تَطْبُلَا taṭbulā | تَطْبُلْنَ taṭbulna | يَطْبُلْنَ yaṭbulna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَطْبُلْ ʾaṭbul | تَطْبُلْ taṭbul | يَطْبُلْ yaṭbul | تَطْبُلَا taṭbulā | يَطْبُلَا yaṭbulā | نَطْبُلْ naṭbul | تَطْبُلُوا taṭbulū | يَطْبُلُوا yaṭbulū | |||
| f | تَطْبُلِي taṭbulī | تَطْبُلْ taṭbul | تَطْبُلَا taṭbulā | تَطْبُلْنَ taṭbulna | يَطْبُلْنَ yaṭbulna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر | m | اُطْبُلْ uṭbul | اُطْبُلَا uṭbulā | اُطْبُلُوا uṭbulū | ||||||||
| f | اُطْبُلِي uṭbulī | اُطْبُلْنَ uṭbulna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | — | — | طُبِلَ ṭubila | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | — | — | يُطْبَلُ yuṭbalu | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | — | — | يُطْبَلَ yuṭbala | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | — | — | يُطْبَلْ yuṭbal | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Etymology 3
Derived from the noun طَبْل (ṭabl, “drum”).
Verb
طَبَّلَ • (ṭabbala) II, non-past يُطَبِّلُ (yuṭabbilu)
- to beat a drum, to drum
- to beat the drum for someone, to campaign for
Conjugation
Conjugation of
طَبَّلَ
(form-II sound)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | تَطْبِيل taṭbīl | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | مُطَبِّل muṭabbil | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مُطَبَّل muṭabbal | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | طَبَّلْتُ ṭabbaltu | طَبَّلْتَ ṭabbalta | طَبَّلَ ṭabbala | طَبَّلْتُمَا ṭabbaltumā | طَبَّلَا ṭabbalā | طَبَّلْنَا ṭabbalnā | طَبَّلْتُمْ ṭabbaltum | طَبَّلُوا ṭabbalū | |||
| f | طَبَّلْتِ ṭabbalti | طَبَّلَتْ ṭabbalat | طَبَّلَتَا ṭabbalatā | طَبَّلْتُنَّ ṭabbaltunna | طَبَّلْنَ ṭabbalna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُطَبِّلُ ʾuṭabbilu | تُطَبِّلُ tuṭabbilu | يُطَبِّلُ yuṭabbilu | تُطَبِّلَانِ tuṭabbilāni | يُطَبِّلَانِ yuṭabbilāni | نُطَبِّلُ nuṭabbilu | تُطَبِّلُونَ tuṭabbilūna | يُطَبِّلُونَ yuṭabbilūna | |||
| f | تُطَبِّلِينَ tuṭabbilīna | تُطَبِّلُ tuṭabbilu | تُطَبِّلَانِ tuṭabbilāni | تُطَبِّلْنَ tuṭabbilna | يُطَبِّلْنَ yuṭabbilna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُطَبِّلَ ʾuṭabbila | تُطَبِّلَ tuṭabbila | يُطَبِّلَ yuṭabbila | تُطَبِّلَا tuṭabbilā | يُطَبِّلَا yuṭabbilā | نُطَبِّلَ nuṭabbila | تُطَبِّلُوا tuṭabbilū | يُطَبِّلُوا yuṭabbilū | |||
| f | تُطَبِّلِي tuṭabbilī | تُطَبِّلَ tuṭabbila | تُطَبِّلَا tuṭabbilā | تُطَبِّلْنَ tuṭabbilna | يُطَبِّلْنَ yuṭabbilna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُطَبِّلْ ʾuṭabbil | تُطَبِّلْ tuṭabbil | يُطَبِّلْ yuṭabbil | تُطَبِّلَا tuṭabbilā | يُطَبِّلَا yuṭabbilā | نُطَبِّلْ nuṭabbil | تُطَبِّلُوا tuṭabbilū | يُطَبِّلُوا yuṭabbilū | |||
| f | تُطَبِّلِي tuṭabbilī | تُطَبِّلْ tuṭabbil | تُطَبِّلَا tuṭabbilā | تُطَبِّلْنَ tuṭabbilna | يُطَبِّلْنَ yuṭabbilna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر | m | طَبِّلْ ṭabbil | طَبِّلَا ṭabbilā | طَبِّلُوا ṭabbilū | ||||||||
| f | طَبِّلِي ṭabbilī | طَبِّلْنَ ṭabbilna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | طُبِّلْتُ ṭubbiltu | طُبِّلْتَ ṭubbilta | طُبِّلَ ṭubbila | طُبِّلْتُمَا ṭubbiltumā | طُبِّلَا ṭubbilā | طُبِّلْنَا ṭubbilnā | طُبِّلْتُمْ ṭubbiltum | طُبِّلُوا ṭubbilū | |||
| f | طُبِّلْتِ ṭubbilti | طُبِّلَتْ ṭubbilat | طُبِّلَتَا ṭubbilatā | طُبِّلْتُنَّ ṭubbiltunna | طُبِّلْنَ ṭubbilna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُطَبَّلُ ʾuṭabbalu | تُطَبَّلُ tuṭabbalu | يُطَبَّلُ yuṭabbalu | تُطَبَّلَانِ tuṭabbalāni | يُطَبَّلَانِ yuṭabbalāni | نُطَبَّلُ nuṭabbalu | تُطَبَّلُونَ tuṭabbalūna | يُطَبَّلُونَ yuṭabbalūna | |||
| f | تُطَبَّلِينَ tuṭabbalīna | تُطَبَّلُ tuṭabbalu | تُطَبَّلَانِ tuṭabbalāni | تُطَبَّلْنَ tuṭabbalna | يُطَبَّلْنَ yuṭabbalna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُطَبَّلَ ʾuṭabbala | تُطَبَّلَ tuṭabbala | يُطَبَّلَ yuṭabbala | تُطَبَّلَا tuṭabbalā | يُطَبَّلَا yuṭabbalā | نُطَبَّلَ nuṭabbala | تُطَبَّلُوا tuṭabbalū | يُطَبَّلُوا yuṭabbalū | |||
| f | تُطَبَّلِي tuṭabbalī | تُطَبَّلَ tuṭabbala | تُطَبَّلَا tuṭabbalā | تُطَبَّلْنَ tuṭabbalna | يُطَبَّلْنَ yuṭabbalna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُطَبَّلْ ʾuṭabbal | تُطَبَّلْ tuṭabbal | يُطَبَّلْ yuṭabbal | تُطَبَّلَا tuṭabbalā | يُطَبَّلَا yuṭabbalā | نُطَبَّلْ nuṭabbal | تُطَبَّلُوا tuṭabbalū | يُطَبَّلُوا yuṭabbalū | |||
| f | تُطَبَّلِي tuṭabbalī | تُطَبَّلْ tuṭabbal | تُطَبَّلَا tuṭabbalā | تُطَبَّلْنَ tuṭabbalna | يُطَبَّلْنَ yuṭabbalna | |||||||
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)
- drum, tom-tom, a percussive musical instrument
Derived terms
- طبلك (tablek, “small drum”)
- طبلی (tabli, “drum-like”)
Further reading
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “طبل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 799
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Tympanum”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 1708
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “طبل”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, columns 3087–3088
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طبل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1232
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl), from Parthian 𐫎𐫁𐫏𐫓 (ṯbyl /tabil/). Compare تبیر (tabir, “drum”).
Noun
طبل • (tabl) (plural طبلها (tabl-hâ))
- drum
Related terms
- طبل زدن (tabl zadan)