Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خمبره (humbara, kumbara, an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell), from Persian خمباره (xombâra, an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell).

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Noun

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قُنْبُلَة (qunbulaf (plural قُنْبُلَات (qunbulāt) or قَنَابِل (qanābil))

  1. bomb, grenade

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Descendants

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  • Swahili: kombora

References

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  • Procházka, Stephan (2009) “Turkish Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 590

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خمبره (humbara, kumbara, an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell), from Persian خمباره (xombâra, an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡun.bu.la/, [ɡʊmbʊla]

Noun

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قُنْبُلة (gunbulaf (plural قَنابِل (ganābil))

  1. bomb, grenade