طنطل

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Gulf Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /tˤəntˤəlˤ/

Adjective[edit]

طَنْطَل (ṭanṭaḷm (no feminine counterpart, plural طَناطِل (ṭanāṭiḷ))

  1. (dated, of a person) tall
    Synonym: طويل (ṭwīl)
    Antonyms: (dated) زبوط النقعة (zabbūṭ in-nigʕa), قصير (gṣīr)