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atabal

kettledrum, a small drumtambor pequeño o timbal

Comes from Arabic

الطَّبْل

aṭ-ṭabl

“the drum”«el tambor»

In Andalusi Arabic: الطَّبَل aṭ-ṭabal

Arabic today says

طَبْل

ṭabl

And it still does

Root

ط ب ل

ṭ-b-l

The article

Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.

The story

Ṭ is a sun letter and absorbs the article: aṭ-ṭabal > atabal. It is the same word as modern Arabic طبل.La ṭ es letra solar y absorbe el artículo: aṭ-ṭabal > atabal. Es la misma palabra que el árabe moderno طبل.

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