טמבל

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • טַמְבָּל (tambal), יָטַמְבָּל (yatambal), יָטֶמְבֶּל (yatembel)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تنبل (tembel, lazy, sluggish), from Classical Persian تَنْبَل (tanbal).

Compare Albanian dembél (lazy), Greek τεμπέλης (tempélis, lazy).

Pronunciation

Noun

טֶמְבֶּל • (témbelm (plural indefinite טֶמְבֱּלִים, singular construct טֶמְבֶּל־, plural construct טֶמְבְּלֵי־)

  1. (derogatory) Someone with low intelligence; an idiot.
    כמה טמבלים יש לכם?káma tembelim yesh lakhém?How many idiots do you have? (inclusive m. & f.)

Declension

Declension of טֶמְבֶּל
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

Anagrams

  • מבטל