شمعدان

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Persian شمعدان (šam'dân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃamʕaˈdaːn/

Noun

شمعدان • (šamʿadān) f (plural شمعدانات (šamʿadānāt))

  1. candlestick

Ottoman Turkish

شمعدان

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شمعدان (šam'dân, candlestick), a compound of شمع (šam', candle) + ـدان (-dân, holder).

Noun

شمعدان • (şemʼdan)

  1. candlestick, candle holder, a holder with a socket or spike for a candle

Derived terms

  • شمعدانجی (şemʼdancı, candlelighter)
  • قوللی شمعدان (kollu şemʼdan, flambeau)

Descendants

  • Turkish: şamdan
  • Albanian: shandan
  • Armenian: շամտան (šamtan), շամդան (šamdan)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

شمع (šam', wax, candle) + ـدان (-dân, holder)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃämʔ.d̪ɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʃäm.d̪ɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʃäm.d̪ɔːn]

Readings
Classical reading? šam'dān
Dari reading? šam'dān
Iranian reading? šam'dân
Tajik reading? šamʾdon

Noun

Dari شمعدان
Iranian Persian
Tajik шамъдон

شمعدان • (šam'dân)

  1. candlestick
    • Bible, 2 Chronicles 4:7 :
      و ده‌ شمعدان‌ طلا موافق‌ قانون‌ آنها ساخته‌، پنج‌ را به‌ طرف‌ راست‌ و پنج‌ را به‌ طرف‌ چپ‌ در هیکل‌ گذاشت
      And (he) built 10 golden candlesticks according to the prescribed method and placed 5 to the right, 5 to the left of the temple
  2. menorah

Descendants

  • Hijazi Arabic: شَمْعَدَان (šamʕadān)
  • Gujarati: શામદાન (śāmdān)
  • Ottoman Turkish: شمعدان (şemʼdan), շէմ՚տան (şemʼdan), շամտան (şamdan)
    • Turkish: şamdan
    • Albanian: shandan
    • Armenian: շամտան (šamtan), շամդան (šamdan)
  • South Levantine Arabic: شمعدان (šamʕadān)
  • Urdu: شمع دان (śama-dān)

References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Persian شمعدان (šam'dân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃam.ʕa.daːn/, [ʃam.ʕaˈdæːn]
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Noun

شمعدان • (šamʕadān) m (plural شمعدانات (šamʕadānāt))

  1. candlestick, candleholder

See also

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