dumbekEtymologyFrom Modern Turkish dümbek, from Ottoman Turkish دنبك (dümbek), from Persian دنبک (donbak). Doublet of tombak.dumbek means A Middle Eastern goblet drum. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nounA Middle Eastern goblet drum.“The Middle Eastern jar shaped drum generally referred to as the dumbek is gaining enormous popularity among today's hand percussionists.”