טמבל
Hebrew
Alternative forms
- טַמְבָּל (tambal), יָטַמְבָּל (yatambal), יָטֶמְבֶּל (yatembel)
Etymology
From Romanian tembel (“lazy, stupid”), derived from Ottoman Turkish تنبل (tembel, “lazy, sluggish”), from Classical Persian تَنْبَل (tanbal).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈtem.bel/
Noun
טֶמְבֶּל • (témbel) m (plural indefinite טֶמְבֱּלִים, singular construct טֶמְבֶּל־, plural construct טֶמְבְּלֵי־)
- (derogatory) Someone with low intelligence; an idiot.
- כמה טמבלים יש לכם? ― káma tembelim yesh lakhém? ― How many idiots do you have? (inclusive m. & f.)
- A type of bucket hat, popular among Israeli Jews until the 1970s, particularly among kibbutzniks and members of youth movements.
- Synonym: כובע טמבל
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | טֶמְבֶּל | first | טֶמְבֱּלִי | טֶמְבֱּלֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַטֶּמְבֶּל | second | טֶמְבֱּלְךָ | טֶמְבֱּלֵךְ | טֶמְבֶּלְכֶם | טֶמְבֶּלְכֶן | |
| construct | טֶמְבֶּל־ | third | טֶמְבֱּלוֹ | טֶמְבֱּלָהּ | טֶמְבֱּלָם | טֶמְבֱּלָן | |
| plural | indefinite | טֶמְבֱּלִים | first | טמבליי / טֶמְבֱּלַי | טֶמְבֱּלֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַטֶּמְבֱּלִים | second | טֶמְבֱּלֶיךָ | טמבלייך / טֶמְבֱּלַיִךְ | טֶמְבֱּלֵיכֶם | טֶמְבֱּלֵיכֶן | |
| construct | טֶמְבֱּלֵי־ | third | טֶמְבֱּלָיו | טֶמְבֱּלֶיהָ | טֶמְבֱּלֵיהֶם | טֶמְבֱּלֵיהֶן | |
References
- “טֶמְבֶּל”, in Milog (in Hebrew)
Anagrams
- מבטל