Arabic

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Etymology

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From Aramaic אַבּוּבְתָּא / ܐܰܒܽܘܒܬܳܐ (ʾabbūḇtā, flute; pipe), from Akkadian 𒄀𒁍 (GI.GID2, GI.BU /⁠embūbu, enbūbu, ebbūbu⁠/, flute).

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Noun

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أُنْبُوبَة (ʔunbūbaf (plural أَنَابِيب (ʔanābīb))

  1. tube, pipe
  2. nozzle

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References

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  • “embūbu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 4, E, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1958, pages 137–138
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 23–24
  • Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 29