کمبل

Baluchi

Etymology

From Urdu کمبل (kambal), ultimately from Sanskrit कम्बल (kambala).

Noun

کمبل • (transliteration needed)

1. blanket

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• كنبل (kanbal /⁠kambal⁠/)

Etymology

Most likely from Urdu کمبل (kambal) / Hindi कंबल (kambal), or other languages in the Indian subcontinent, all ultimately from Sanskrit कम्बल (kambala). Compare Bengali কম্বল (kombol), Marathi कंबल (kambal), and Marwari कांबळ (kā̃mbaḷ).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /kɐm.bəl/

Noun

كَمْبَل • (kambal) m (dual كمبلين (kambalēn), plural كَنابِل (kanābil))

1. blanket

   Synonyms: لحاف (laḥāf), بطانية (baṭṭānīya)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi کَمبَل (kambal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kəm.bəl/
• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

کَمْبَل • (kambal) m (Hindi spelling कंबल)

1. blanket
2. quilt

Declension

Declension of کمبل
	singular	plural
direct	کمبل (kambal)	کمبل (kambal)
oblique	کمبل (kambal)	کمبلوں (kambalõ)
vocative	کمبل (kambal)	کمبلو (kambalo)

Descendants

• → Baluchi: کمبل (kambal)
• → Gulf Arabic: كَمْبَل (kambal)
• → Pashto: کمبله (“carpet”)
• → Persian:
  • Dari: کمپل (kampal, “blanket”)

References

• “کمبل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “کمبل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kambala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 139

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu کمبل (kambal).

Noun

کمبل (kambal)

1. blanket