طماط

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From a European language (perhaps via an Arabic variety intermediary), ultimately from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (“tomatillo”) or possibly another Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *tomatl.

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /tˤʊˈmɑːtˤ/

Noun

طُماط • (ṭumāṭ) m (collective, singulative طُماطة (ṭumāṭa), plural طُماطات (ṭumāṭāt))

1. tomato