nabla
noun
Meaning
- A Hebrew stringed instrument.
- The symbol ∇, used to denote the gradient operator.
Etymology / origin
From Latin nabla, from Ancient Greek νάβλα (nábla, “Phoenician harp”), from ancient Hebrew נֵבֶל (nḗḇel) or a Phoenician cognate. Doublet of nebel, which comes via the modern Hebrew נֵ֤בֶל.
- -(phn)→
- נֵבֶל(he)→
- νάβλα(Ancient Greek)→
- nabla(Latin)→
- nabla (English)
- Relations: bor, der, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- nabla(Italian) (bor)
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