زبيل

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Arabic

زَبِّيل

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic זַבִּילָא / ܙܰܒܺܝܠܳܐ (zabbīlā, “frail, basket”), from Akkadian 𒂟𒁉𒇻 (/⁠zanbilu, zabbilu⁠/), from Akkadian 𒄿𒊑 (/⁠zabālu⁠/, “to carry, to deliver”). Unrelated to Arabic زِنْفِيلَجَة (zinfīlaja, “haversack”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zab.biːl/, /zib.biːl/

Noun

زَبِّيل or زِبِّيل • (zabbīl or zibbīl) m (plural زَبَابِيل (zabābīl))

  1. frail, basket

Declension

Declension of noun زَبِّيل (zabbīl)‎; زِبِّيل (zibbīl)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زَبِّيل‎; زِبِّيل
zabbīl‎; zibbīl 		الزَّبِّيل‎; الزِّبِّيل
az-zabbīl‎; az-zibbīl 		زَبِّيل‎; زِبِّيل
zabbīl‎; zibbīl
Nominative زَبِّيلٌ‎; زِبِّيلٌ
zabbīlun‎; zibbīlun 		الزَّبِّيلُ‎; الزِّبِّيلُ
az-zabbīlu‎; az-zibbīlu 		زَبِّيلُ‎; زِبِّيلُ
zabbīlu‎; zibbīlu
Accusative زَبِّيلًا‎; زِبِّيلًا
zabbīlan‎; zibbīlan 		الزَّبِّيلَ‎; الزِّبِّيلَ
az-zabbīla‎; az-zibbīla 		زَبِّيلَ‎; زِبِّيلَ
zabbīla‎; zibbīla
Genitive زَبِّيلٍ‎; زِبِّيلٍ
zabbīlin‎; zibbīlin 		الزَّبِّيلِ‎; الزِّبِّيلِ
az-zabbīli‎; az-zibbīli 		زَبِّيلِ‎; زِبِّيلِ
zabbīli‎; zibbīli
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زَبِّيلَيْن‎; زِبِّيلَيْن
zabbīlayn‎; zibbīlayn 		الزَّبِّيلَيْن‎; الزِّبِّيلَيْن
az-zabbīlayn‎; az-zibbīlayn 		زَبِّيلَيْ‎; زِبِّيلَيْ
zabbīlay‎; zibbīlay
Nominative زَبِّيلَانِ‎; زِبِّيلَانِ
zabbīlāni‎; zibbīlāni 		الزَّبِّيلَانِ‎; الزِّبِّيلَانِ
az-zabbīlāni‎; az-zibbīlāni 		زَبِّيلَا‎; زِبِّيلَا
zabbīlā‎; zibbīlā
Accusative زَبِّيلَيْنِ‎; زِبِّيلَيْنِ
zabbīlayni‎; zibbīlayni 		الزَّبِّيلَيْنِ‎; الزِّبِّيلَيْنِ
az-zabbīlayni‎; az-zibbīlayni 		زَبِّيلَيْ‎; زِبِّيلَيْ
zabbīlay‎; zibbīlay
Genitive زَبِّيلَيْنِ‎; زِبِّيلَيْنِ
zabbīlayni‎; zibbīlayni 		الزَّبِّيلَيْنِ‎; الزِّبِّيلَيْنِ
az-zabbīlayni‎; az-zibbīlayni 		زَبِّيلَيْ‎; زِبِّيلَيْ
zabbīlay‎; zibbīlay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زَبَابِيل
zabābīl 		الزَّبَابِيل
az-zabābīl 		زَبَابِيل
zabābīl
Nominative زَبَابِيلُ
zabābīlu 		الزَّبَابِيلُ
az-zabābīlu 		زَبَابِيلُ
zabābīlu
Accusative زَبَابِيلَ
zabābīla 		الزَّبَابِيلَ
az-zabābīla 		زَبَابِيلَ
zabābīla
Genitive زَبَابِيلَ
zabābīla 		الزَّبَابِيلِ
az-zabābīli 		زَبَابِيلِ
zabābīli

Descendants

  • → Persian: زنبیل (zanbil)
  • → Turkish: zembil
  • → Azerbaijani: zənbil
  • → Tigre: ጀንቢል (ǧänbil), ዘንቢል (zänbil)

References

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