طمباخية

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• طنباخية (ṭinbāḵiyya)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /tˤɪm.bɑːˈχɪj.jə/
• Rhymes: -jə

Noun

طمباخية • (ṭimbāḵiyya) f (plural طمباخيات (ṭimbāḵiyyāt))

1. (old-fashioned) a ball, such as ones used in sports and entertainment.
   • 2019 May 31, عدنان العثمان (3ədnan il-3ɛθman), “«الطمباخية»”, in Alqabas Daily (Kuwait)‎^[1]:

     "لعبت كرة مع الأحفاد وناديت «عطوني الطمباخية»، ضحكوا عليّ، على بالهم ان جدهم قط بدلية."

     “laʿabt kura maʿa l-ʾaḥfād wa nādēt «ʿaṭūni ʾil-ṭimbāḵiyya», ẓiḥkaw ʿalēyy, ʿala bālhum ʿinna yaddhum gaṭ badliyya.”

     I was playing [foot]ball with the grandchildren and I called "give me the ball", they laughed at me, thinking that their grandfather made a mispronunciation.”

2. a ball-shaped piece of furniture, such as a bean bag chair or a balance ball.