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))

1. 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

Declension of noun تَابِل (tābil)‎; تَابَل (tābal)

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) “تابل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 296
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[3] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 370
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “تابل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 135

Hijazi Arabic

تَوابِل

Etymology

From Arabic تَابِل (tābil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taː.bil/

Noun

تابل • (tābil) m (plural تَوابِل (tawābil))

1. condiment

Usage notes

The singular form is rarely used.

See also

• بَهَار (bahār, “spice”)