ταβάλα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ταβῆλα (tabêla)

Etymology

From Parthian 𐫎𐫁𐫏𐫓 (ṯbyl /⁠tabil⁠/), from Iranian *tabil. See also Armenian տաւիղ (tawiġ), Classical Syriac ܛܒܠܐ (ṭaḇlāʾ), Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl), Turkish davul.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ta.bá.la/ → /taˈβa.la/ → /taˈva.la/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ta.bá.la/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /taˈba.la/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /taˈβa.la/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /taˈva.la/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /taˈva.la/

Noun

τᾰβᾰ́λᾰ • (tabála)

1. a Parthian word for drum
   • Hesychius Τ:

     ταβάλα· ταβῆλα. ὑπὸ Πάρθων οὕτω καλεῖται ὄργανον κριβάνῳ ἐμφερές, ᾧ χρῶνται ἐν τοῖς πολέμοις ἀντὶ σάλπιγγος

     tabála; tabêla. hupò Párthōn hoútō kaleîtai órganon kribánōi empherés, hôi khrôntai en toîs polémois antì sálpingos

Further reading

• “ταβάλα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press