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tabal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
ta-bal
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region of southern Central Anatolia during the Iron Age.

name

A Luwian-speaking Syro-Hittite petty kingdom in that region and period.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Neo-Assyrian 𒆳𒋫𒁄 (ᴷᵁᴿta-bal /⁠Tabal⁠/) of uncertain etymology. See Tabal to explore further. Compare Biblical Hebrew תֻּבַל (tuḇal).

Derived Forms

Tabalian

Synonyms

Cappadocia

Questions

What does tabal mean?
A region of southern Central Anatolia during the Iron Age.
Where does tabal come from?
Learned borrowing from Neo-Assyrian 𒆳𒋫𒁄 (ᴷᵁᴿta-bal /⁠Tabal⁠/) of uncertain etymology. See Tabal to explore further. Compare Biblical Hebrew תֻּבַל (tuḇal).

How to pronounce tabal

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