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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ذَبْل (ḏabl).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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ḏaḇl
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| Dari reading?
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zabl
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| Iranian reading?
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zabl
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| Tajik reading?
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zabl
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Noun
ذبل • (zabl)
- (obsolete) scallop
- (obsolete) tortoiseshell
c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]:آنجا آلتها دیدم که از ذبل ساخته بودند چون صندوقچه و شانه و دسته کارد و غیره.- ānjā ālat-hā dīdam ki az ḏabl sāxta būdand čōn sandūqča u šāna u dasta-yi kārd wa ğayra.
- There, I saw tools that were made out of tortoiseshell, like boxes, combs, knife handles, and so forth.