See also: طربیل

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Aramaic טַּרְבָּל (ṭarbāl), טּוּרְבִּיל (ṭurbīl), from Ancient Greek τρίβολοι m pl (tríboloi), from Latin trībulum.

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Noun

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طِرْبِيل (ṭirbīlm (plural طَرَابِيل (ṭarābīl))

  1. (obsolete, regional) threshing board
    Synonyms: نَوْرَج (nawraj), مِدْرَسَة (midrasa), دَرَّاسَة (darrāsa)
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References
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  • طربيل” in Almaany
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 135
  • Freytag, Georg (1835) “طربيل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 46a

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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طِرْبِيل (ṭirbīlf

  1. Tirbil (a village in the Western end of the Iraq, at the only official border crossing point to Jordan)
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