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Etymology

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From Sanskrit ताम्बूल (tāmbūla). The form تَانَبُول (tānabūl) is a learned borrowing from Persian تانبول (tânbul), the form تَامُول (tāmūl) an unlearned adaptation towards a triliteral of it or another Indian descendant of the Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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تُنْبُول (tunbūlm

  1. the betel pepper and the betel leaf – as opposed to the betel nut فَوْفَل (fawfal)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: թմբուլ (tʻmbul)