зюмбюл

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• зимби́л (zimbíl), дзимбю́л (dzimbjúl), дзимби́л (dzimbíl), дзумбу́л (dzumbúl)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سنبل (sümbül, “hyacinth”), from Classical Persian سنبل (sunbul).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zʲo̟mˈbʲu̟ɫ]

• Audio:

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Noun

зюмбю́л • (zjumbjúl) m

1. hyacinth (a flower; a plant of the genus Hyacinthus or its flowers)
2. (dialect, archaic) a bag, especially one made of reeds

   Synonym: (common word) торба́ (torbá)

   Ще ми спусне господ със зюмбюл.

   Šte mi spusne gospod sǎs zjumbjul.

   One must work in order to reap the benefits.

   (literally, “God will drop me it [fortune] in a bag.”)

Declension

Declension of зюмбю́л

	singular	plural
indefinite	зюмбю́л zjumbjúl	зюмбю́ли zjumbjúli
definite (subject form)	зюмбю́лът zjumbjúlǎt	зюмбю́лите zjumbjúlite
definite (object form)	зюмбю́ла zjumbjúla
count form	—	зюмбю́ла zjumbjúla

References

• “зюмбюл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “зюмбюл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010