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طنبر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a musical instrument of Persian origin, known as a tanbur. It also mentions a place name in Andalusia derived from this root.

Derived headwords

الطنبورnoun
  1. 1.
    tanbur (musical instrument)both

    A stringed musical instrument, known to be of Persian origin and adopted into Arabic. It is described as being similar to a sheep's tail.

الطنبارnoun
  1. 1.
    tanbur (musical instrument)both

    An alternative pronunciation for the tanbur, a stringed musical instrument of Persian origin.

وطنوبرةname
  1. 1.
    Watnabra (place name)classical

    A place name located in Andalusia, mentioned by Al-Saghani.

Parallel reading

الطنبور، بالضم، والطنبار، بالكسر، معروف، فارسي معرب دخيل
The tanbur, with a damma, and the tanbar, with a kasra, is known, Persian, Arabized, foreign.
أصله دنبه بره بضم الدال المهملة وسكون النون، وفتح الموحدة، وبره، بفتح الموحدة وتشديد الراء المفتوحة
Its origin is 'dunbah barah', with a damma on the da, sukun on the nun, and fatha on the ba, and 'barah', with a fatha on the ba and a shadda on the open ra.
شبه بألية الحمل، فدنبه هي الألية، وبره: الحمل
It is likened to the tail of a lamb; its 'dunbah' is the tail, and its 'barah' is the lamb.
وقال الليث: الطنبور الذي يلعب به، معرب
And Al-Layth said: The tanbur, which is played with, is Arabized.
وقد استعمل في لفظ العربية
And it has been used in the Arabic language.
وطنوبرة، بفتح فتشديد نون مضمومة وفتح الموحدة: د، بالأندلس
And Watnabra, with a fatha, then a shadda on a damma-ed nun, and a fatha on the ba: a place in Al-Andalus.
ذكره الصاغاني وضبطه
Al-Saghani mentioned it and vocalized it.