طنبر

طُنْبُورٌ ذ (S, O, Msb, K) and ↓ طِنْبَارٌ (S, O, K) [the former vulgarly pronounced طَنْبُور] A certain musical instrument; (O, Msb;) [ a kind of mandoline with chords of brass wire, which is played with a plectrum; ] arabicized, (S, O, Msb, K,) from the Pers., (S, O, Msb,) originally دُنْبَهْ بَرَّهْ, (K, TA,) [correctly دُنْبَهْ بَرَهْ, or] دُنْبِ بَرَهْ, (O,) being likened to the tail (أَلْيَة) of a lamb: (O, K, TA:) so says As: (O:) pl. طَنَابِيرُ. (MA.) [Accord. to the Msb, طُنْبُورٌ is of the measure فُنْعُولٌ: but accord. to the derivation mentioned above, the ن is a radical letter.]