Etymograph

English

Tal al-Rabi'

Tal al-Rabi' comes from Arabic تَلّ اَلرَّبِيع.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentتَلّ اَلرَّبِيعtall ar-rabīʕ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007Tal al-Rabi'

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentتَلّ اَلرَّبِيعtall ar-rabīʕ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007Tal al-Rabi'

Earliest quotation: 2007, Hamas' Mickey Mouse Character: “[Farfour's grandfather:] The land is called Tel Al-Rabi'. But…”

Made of the words Tal + al-Rabi'

Hebrew טַל ‘dew’

English Tal

Today it means

name A settlement in Palestine, which Palestinians claim was forcefully renamed and converted into the city of Tel Aviv by Israeli settlers.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic تَلّ اَلرَّبِيع / Tal al-Rabi'