Donboli

D2O1N1B3O1L1I1

proper noun

A Kurdish tribe attested since the 10th century in various parts of Kurdistan.

OriginClassical Persian دنبلی ← Northern Kurdish dunbulî ← ckb دونبولی →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Kurdish tribe attested since the 10th century in various parts of Kurdistan.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianتُنْبَک
  2. ckbدونبولی
  3. Northern Kurdishdunbulî
  4. Classical Persianدنبلی
  5. EnglishDonboli

The variant Donboli is borrowed from Classical Persian دنبلی, while the variant Dunbuli is from Northern Kurdish dunbulî or Central Kurdish دونبولی (dunbulî) Further etymology unclear. May be derived from Classical Persian تُنْبَک (tunbak), in which case related to Ottoman Turkish دمبلك (dümbelek) and Greek τουμπελέκι (toumpeléki), and the diminutive ـوله (-ūle).

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APA

Donboli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donboli

MLA

“Donboli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donboli. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Donboli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donboli.

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