Tabl

Tabl pl. tubūl (Arab.) [Aram. *tablā], generic name for drums in med. and modern Arab. culture, also used in a specific sense to designate a *cylindrical drum. Vars. of the word occur from the Iberian Peninsula to India. Cf. atabal, atabale, atabule, atama, atukpani, atumpani, tabal, tabalde, tabbāl, tabla, tabule, tamande, tamatama, tamba, tambana, tambari, tumbul, tubbel (147 Farmer). New Oxford History of Music. Vol. 1, “Ancient and Oriental Music.” London, 1957.