غربال

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غربال

/ɣir.baːl/

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From Aramaic עַרְבָּלָא / ܥܱܪܒܳܠܴܐ (ʿarbālā) (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic more commonly written אַרְבָּאלָא / אַרְבָּלָא (ʾarbālā), and also vocalized עַרְכְּלָא (ʿarbəlā), אַרְכְּלָא (ʾarbəlā)). Possible a culture-word left from the Hurrian period in Nuzi from which sieves have been excavated and where the Hurrian word 𒂊𒅕𒁁𒀉𒋼 (e-ir-be-et-te /⁠erbette⁠/) is found, said to be of uncertain meaning. Such an origin is also supported by Old Armenian խարբալեմ (xarbalem, “to sift”), Middle Armenian խարբալ (xarbal, “sieve”). (Neo-Babylonian 𒌒𒁄𒆷 (/⁠arballu⁠/, “sieve”) is from Aramaic.)

noun غِرْبَال · ḡirbāl · غَرَابِيل · الْغِرْبَال

sieve, riddle, cribble, strainer, sifter
Similar: مِصْفاة, مِنْخَل

In English

sieve device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids

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"غربال." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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غربال. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84

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"غربال." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {غربال},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}