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))

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
Singular	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
Plural	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 (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 184
Lane, Edward William (1863) “تابل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, page 296
Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 370
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “تابل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (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))

condiment

Usage notes

The singular form is rarely used.