tabbal

Maltese

Root
t-b-l
2 terms

Alternative forms

• tabbar

Etymology

From Arabic طَبَّلَ (ṭabbala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtab.bal/

Verb

tabbal (imperfect jtabbal, past participle mtabbal)

1. to beat a drum, to drum

Conjugation

Conjugation of tabbal
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tabbalt	tabbalt	tabbal		tabbalna	tabbaltu	tabblu
	f			tabblet
imperfect	m	ntabbal	ttabbal	jtabbal		ntabblu	ttabblu	jtabblu
	f			ttabbal
imperative			tabbal				tabblu