تابل

See also: بابل‎

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic תבל‎ (“spice”).

Noun

تَابِل or تَابَل • (tābil or tābal) m (plural تَوَابِل‎ (tawābil))

spice, condiment, seasoning

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”)
تَابِلَ‎ (tābila, “to season, to spice”)
أَتْبَلَ‎ (ʾatbala, “to season, to spice”)
تَوْبَلَ‎ (tawbala, “to season, to spice”)

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; 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). Compare Hebrew תבלין‎ (“spice, perfume”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaːbil/

Noun

تابل • (tābil) m

(plural تَوابِل‎ ‎(tawābil))

condiment