# nabla
## English
### Alternative forms

* (instrument): nevel

### Etymology

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.

### Noun

nabla (plural nablas)
* A Hebrew stringed instrument.
* (mathematical analysis) The symbol ∇, used to denote the gradient operator.

#### Synonyms

* (instrument): nebel (obsolete, possibly the same instrument)
* (symbol): atled, del

#### Translations
### Further reading

* Nabla symbol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Nevel (instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Alban, Balan, Blaan, Laban, Nabal, alban, banal, laban, labna, nabal

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: na‧bla

### Noun

nabla c (plural nabla's)
* (mathematical analysis) nabla, ∇

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Hebrew נֵ֤בֶל.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑblɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝blɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑblɑ
* Hyphenation: nab‧la

### Noun

nabla
* nabla (symbol and instrument)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nabla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nablani
nablani
accusative
nom.
nablani
nablani
gen.
nablani
genitive
nablani
nablojeni nablaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nablaani
nablojani
inessive
nablassani
nabloissani
elative
nablastani
nabloistani
illative
nablaani
nabloihini
adessive
nablallani
nabloillani
ablative
nablaltani
nabloiltani
allative
nablalleni
nabloilleni
essive
nablanani
nabloinani
translative
nablakseni
nabloikseni
abessive
nablattani
nabloittani
instructive
comitative
—nabloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nablasi
nablasi
accusative
nom.
nablasi
nablasi
gen.
nablasi
genitive
nablasi
nablojesi nablaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nablaasi
nablojasi
inessive
nablassasi
nabloissasi
elative
nablastasi
nabloistasi
illative
nablaasi
nabloihisi
adessive
nablallasi
nabloillasi
ablative
nablaltasi
nabloiltasi
allative
nablallesi
nabloillesi
essive
nablanasi
nabloinasi
translative
nablaksesi
nabloiksesi
abessive
nablattasi
nabloittasi
instructive
comitative
—nabloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nablamme
nablamme
accusative
nom.
nablamme
nablamme
gen.
nablamme
genitive
nablamme
nablojemme nablaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nablaamme
nablojamme
inessive
nablassamme
nabloissamme
elative
nablastamme
nabloistamme
illative
nablaamme
nabloihimme
adessive
nablallamme
nabloillamme
ablative
nablaltamme
nabloiltamme
allative
nablallemme
nabloillemme
essive
nablanamme
nabloinamme
translative
nablaksemme
nabloiksemme
abessive
nablattamme
nabloittamme
instructive
comitative
—nabloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nablanne
nablanne
accusative
nom.
nablanne
nablanne
gen.
nablanne
genitive
nablanne
nablojenne nablainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nablaanne
nablojanne
inessive
nablassanne
nabloissanne
elative
nablastanne
nabloistanne
illative
nablaanne
nabloihinne
adessive
nablallanne
nabloillanne
ablative
nablaltanne
nabloiltanne
allative
nablallenne
nabloillenne
essive
nablananne
nabloinanne
translative
nablaksenne
nabloiksenne
abessive
nablattanne
nabloittanne
instructive
comitative
—nabloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nablansa
nablansa
accusative
nom.
nablansa
nablansa
gen.
nablansa
genitive
nablansa
nablojensa nablainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nablaansa
nablojaan nablojansa
inessive
nablassaan nablassansa
nabloissaan nabloissansa
elative
nablastaan nablastansa
nabloistaan nabloistansa
illative
nablaansa
nabloihinsa
adessive
nablallaan nablallansa
nabloillaan nabloillansa
ablative
nablaltaan nablaltansa
nabloiltaan nabloiltansa
allative
nablalleen nablallensa
nabloilleen nabloillensa
essive
nablanaan nablanansa
nabloinaan nabloinansa
translative
nablakseen nablaksensa
nabloikseen nabloiksensa
abessive
nablattaan nablattansa
nabloittaan nabloittansa
instructive
comitative
—nabloineen nabloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* nablata

### Anagrams

* alban

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English nabla, from Ancient Greek νάβλα (nábla).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈna.bla/
* Rhymes: -abla
* Hyphenation: nà‧bla

### Noun

nabla m (invariable)
* (mathematical analysis) nabla (the symbol ∇)

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈna.bla/, [ˈnäbɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈna.bla/, [ˈnäːblä]

### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek νάβλα (nábla).

#### Noun

nabla f (genitive nablae); first declension
* A kind of lyre.

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

##### Descendants

* → English: nabla

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

nabla
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of nablum

### References

* “nabla”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “nabla”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin