Etymology

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Today it means: A Hebrew stringed instrument. Full definition →

Latin nabla ← Ancient Greek νάβλα ← Hebrew נֵבֶל
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromנֵבֶל
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromνάβλα“Phoenician harp”
  3. Latin · borrowed fromnabla
  4. English todaynabla

From Latin nabla, from Ancient Greek νάβλα (nábla, “Phoenician harp”), from ancient Hebrew נֵבֶל (nḗḇel) or a Phoenician cognate. Doublet of nebel, which comes via the modern Hebrew נֵ֤בֶל.

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