سرنديب

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva), from Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, “Sri Lanka”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.ran.diːb/

Proper noun

سَرَنْدِيب • (sarandīb) f

(archaic) Sri Lanka, Ceylon, Serendib, Serendip.

Synonyms

سِرِيلَانْكَا (sirīlānkā)

Descendants

→ English: Serendib, Serendip
→ Medieval Latin: Serendivus

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