طبل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From *tabir, tabil (“drum”). Compare Persian تبیر (tabir, “drum”) and Old Armenian տաւիղ (tawił), also from Iranian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤabl/
  • IPA^(key): /tˤəbɪl/

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Noun

طَبْل • (ṭabl) m (plural طُبُول (ṭubūl) or أَطْبَال (ʔaṭbāl))

1. verbal noun of طَبَلَ (ṭabala) (form I)
2. drumming, drumbeat
3. drum
4. 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; ʔaṭbāl	الطُّبُول‎; الْأَطْبَال aṭ-ṭubūl‎; al-ʔaṭbāl	طُبُول‎; أَطْبَال ṭubūl‎; ʔaṭbāl
Nominative	طُبُولٌ‎; أَطْبَالٌ ṭubūlun‎; ʔaṭbālun	الطُّبُولُ‎; الْأَطْبَالُ aṭ-ṭubūlu‎; al-ʔaṭbālu	طُبُولُ‎; أَطْبَالُ ṭubūlu‎; ʔaṭbālu
Accusative	طُبُولًا‎; أَطْبَالًا ṭubūlan‎; ʔaṭbālan	الطُّبُولَ‎; الْأَطْبَالَ aṭ-ṭubūla‎; al-ʔaṭbāla	طُبُولَ‎; أَطْبَالَ ṭubūla‎; ʔaṭbāla
Genitive	طُبُولٍ‎; أَطْبَالٍ ṭubūlin‎; ʔaṭbālin	الطُّبُولِ‎; الْأَطْبَالِ aṭ-ṭubūli‎; al-ʔaṭbāli	طُبُولِ‎; أَطْبَالِ ṭubūli‎; ʔaṭbāli

Derived terms

• طَبْلَة (ṭabla, “drum”)
• طَبْلِيّ (ṭabliyy, “drum-shaped; tympanic”)
  • غِشَاء طَبْلِيّ (ḡišāʔ ṭabliyy, “eardrum”)

Descendants

• → Catalan: tabal
• → Spanish: atabal

Etymology 2

Derived from the noun طَبْل (ṭabl, “drum”).

Verb

1. to beat a drum, to drum

Etymology 3

Derived from the noun طَبْل (ṭabl, “drum”).

Verb

طَبَّلَ • (ṭabbala) II (non-past يُطَبِّلُ (yuṭabbilu), verbal noun تَطْبِيل (taṭbīl))

1. to beat a drum, to drum
2. to beat the drum for someone, to campaign for

Conjugation

    Conjugation of طَبَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَطْبِيل)

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 ʔuṭabbilu	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 ʔuṭabbila	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 ʔuṭabbil	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 ʔuṭabbalu	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 ʔuṭabbala	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 ʔuṭabbal	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

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Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• طاول (davul), طاوول (davul), طائول (daʼul)

Etymology

From Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl, “drum”), from *tabir, tabil (“drum”); compare Persian تبیر (tabir, “drum”) and Old Armenian տաւիղ (tawił), also from Iranian.

Noun

طبل • (tabl) (plural طبول or اطبال)

1. 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^[1], 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^[2], 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^[3], Vienna, columns 3087–3088
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طبل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1232

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl), from Parthian 𐫎𐫁𐫏𐫓 (ṯbyl /⁠tabil⁠/). Compare تبیر (tabir, “drum”).

Noun

طبل • (tabl) (plural طبل‌ها (tabl-hâ))

1. drum

Related terms

• طبل زدن (tabl zadan)