ط ن ب ر
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries-
طِنْبَارٌ Open entry
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طُنْبُورٌ A certain musical instrument
(S, O, Msb, K) and ↓ طِنْبَارٌ (S, O, K) [the former vulgarly pronounced طَنْبُور] A certain musical instrument; (O, Msb;) [a kind of mandoline with chords of brass wire, which is played with a plectrum;] arabicized, (S, O, Msb, K,) from the Pers., (S, O, Msb,) originally دُنْبَهْ بَرَّهْ, (K, TA,) [correctly دُنْبَهْ بَرَهْ, or] دُنْبِ بَرَهْ, (O,) being likened to the tail (أَلْيَة) of a lamb: (O, K, TA:) so says As: (O:) pl. طَنَابِيرُ. (MA.) [Accord. to the Msb, طُنْبُورٌ is of the measure فُنْعُولٌ: but accord. to the derivation mentioned above, the ن is a radical letter.] -
طُنْبُورِىٌّ A player on the طُنْبُور
[or, accord. to Golius, on the authority of Meyd, طُنْبُورَانِىٌّ,] A player on the طُنْبُور. (MA.)
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