How to say "clay oven (taboon)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningclay oven (taboon)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
طَابُون
ṭābūnטאבון
طابون
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
טאבון
tabunتَابُون
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Israeli Hebrew took טאבון straight from Palestinian Arabic: the same domed clay oven, and taboon-baked laffa keeps the name alive on every hummus-joint menu.
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In a phrase
خُبْز الطَّابُون طَازَج
khubz aṭ-ṭābūn ṭāzajח'בז א-טאבון טאזג'The taboon bread is fresh.
Plural
طَوَابِين
ṭawābīnטואביןbroken plural CawāCīC — like طَاحُونَة→طَوَاحِين