زبيل

Arabic

زَبِّيل

Alternative forms

زَنْبِيل (zanbīl)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic זַבִּילָא / ܙܰܒܺܝܠܳܐ (zabbīlā, “frail, basket”), from Akkadian 𒂟𒁉𒇻 (/⁠zanbilu, zabbilu⁠/), from Akkadian 𒄿𒊑 (/⁠zabālu⁠/, “to carry, to deliver”). Unrelated to Arabic زِنْفِيلَجَة (zinfīlaja, “haversack”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zab.biːl/, /zib.biːl/
Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

زَبِّيل or زِبِّيل • (zabbīl or zibbīl) m (plural زَبَابِيل (zabābīl))

frail, basket
- (Can we date this quote?), الأَدَب المُفْرَد (al-ʔadab al-mufrad), Hadith #118:
  فَتَوَجَّهَ إلَيْهِ ، فَلَقِيَهُ مَعَهُ زَبِيلٌ فِيهِ بَقْل ؛ قَد أَدْخَلَ عَصَاهُ فِي عُرْوَةِ الزَبِيلِ ، وَهُوَ عَلى عَاتِقِه
  and went and met him there. Salman had a sack of vegetables. He put his stick in the knot of the sack and put it on his shoulder.

Declension

Declension of noun **زَبِّيل** (zabbīl)‎; **زِبِّيل** (zibbīl)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	زَبِّيل‎; زِبِّيل zabbīl‎; zibbīl	الزَّبِّيل‎; الزِّبِّيل az-zabbīl‎; az-zibbīl	زَبِّيل‎; زِبِّيل zabbīl‎; zibbīl
nominative	زَبِّيلٌ‎; زِبِّيلٌ zabbīlun‎; zibbīlun	الزَّبِّيلُ‎; الزِّبِّيلُ az-zabbīlu‎; az-zibbīlu	زَبِّيلُ‎; زِبِّيلُ zabbīlu‎; zibbīlu
accusative	زَبِّيلًا‎; زِبِّيلًا zabbīlan‎; zibbīlan	الزَّبِّيلَ‎; الزِّبِّيلَ az-zabbīla‎; az-zibbīla	زَبِّيلَ‎; زِبِّيلَ zabbīla‎; zibbīla
genitive	زَبِّيلٍ‎; زِبِّيلٍ zabbīlin‎; zibbīlin	الزَّبِّيلِ‎; الزِّبِّيلِ az-zabbīli‎; az-zibbīli	زَبِّيلِ‎; زِبِّيلِ zabbīli‎; zibbīli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	زَبِّيلَيْن‎; زِبِّيلَيْن zabbīlayn‎; zibbīlayn	الزَّبِّيلَيْن‎; الزِّبِّيلَيْن az-zabbīlayn‎; az-zibbīlayn	زَبِّيلَيْ‎; زِبِّيلَيْ zabbīlay‎; zibbīlay
nominative	زَبِّيلَانِ‎; زِبِّيلَانِ zabbīlāni‎; zibbīlāni	الزَّبِّيلَانِ‎; الزِّبِّيلَانِ az-zabbīlāni‎; az-zibbīlāni	زَبِّيلَا‎; زِبِّيلَا zabbīlā‎; zibbīlā
accusative	زَبِّيلَيْنِ‎; زِبِّيلَيْنِ zabbīlayni‎; zibbīlayni	الزَّبِّيلَيْنِ‎; الزِّبِّيلَيْنِ az-zabbīlayni‎; az-zibbīlayni	زَبِّيلَيْ‎; زِبِّيلَيْ zabbīlay‎; zibbīlay
genitive	زَبِّيلَيْنِ‎; زِبِّيلَيْنِ zabbīlayni‎; zibbīlayni	الزَّبِّيلَيْنِ‎; الزِّبِّيلَيْنِ az-zabbīlayni‎; az-zibbīlayni	زَبِّيلَيْ‎; زِبِّيلَيْ zabbīlay‎; zibbīlay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	زَبَابِيل zabābīl	الزَّبَابِيل az-zabābīl	زَبَابِيل zabābīl
nominative	زَبَابِيلُ zabābīlu	الزَّبَابِيلُ az-zabābīlu	زَبَابِيلُ zabābīlu
accusative	زَبَابِيلَ zabābīla	الزَّبَابِيلَ az-zabābīla	زَبَابِيلَ zabābīla
genitive	زَبَابِيلَ zabābīla	الزَّبَابِيلِ az-zabābīli	زَبَابِيلِ zabābīli

Descendants

→ Persian: زنبیل (zanbil)
→ Turkish: zembil
→ Azerbaijani: zənbil
→ Tigre: ጀንቢል (ǧänbil), ዘንቢል (zänbil)

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