IN GREEK
ζουμπούλι
zoumpouli
hyacinth
IN TURKISH
sümbül
sümbül
hyacinth
WEAR THE WORD
ζουμπούλι in blue ink and sümbül in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Places
- NOTES
- Nişanyan says sümbül is borrowed from Arabic sunbul, itself from Aramaic, so the origin is Arabic rather than Persian.
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘ζουμπούλι / sümbül’, entry 296, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/296-zoumpouli/. Accessed [day month year].