ذبل

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَبْل (ḏabl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ðaβl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäbl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäbl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäbl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäbl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæbl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäbl]

Readings
Classical reading?	ḏaḇl
Dari reading?	zabl
Iranian reading?	zabl
Tajik reading?	zabl

Noun

ذبل • (zabl)

1. (obsolete) scallop
2. (obsolete) tortoiseshell
   • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎^[1]:

     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.