طمباخية

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Gulf Arabic

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طمباخية (ṭimbāḵiyyaf (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):
      "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 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.

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