Where does “تنبل” come from?

تنبل (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Persian تنبل, from Arabic تنبل, from Classical Persian تَنْبَل.

تنبل (South Levantine Arabic): lazy

Definitions

  1. lazy

Ancestry of “تنبل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتنبلlazy; sluggish
2Arabicتنبلlazy
3Classical Persianتَنْبَل—
Every word from Classical Persian تَنْبَل →Every word from Arabic تنبل →Every word from Persian تنبل →