صندوق
Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic צנדוק (ṣəndūq, “coffer, especially one storing documents, safe-guarding precious items”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sunthḗkē).
Pronunciation
Noun
صُنْدُوق or صَنْدُوق • (ṣundūq or ṣandūq) m (plural صَنَادِيق (ṣanādīq))
- chest, box, trunk, crate
- فتحت ميشيل صندوقها الأسود القابع في أعماقها
- fataḥat mīšīlu ṣundūqa-hā l-ʔaswada al-qābiʕa fī ʔaʕmāqi-hā
- Michelle opened her rarely visited black box in the bottom of her soul
- safe, money box, till
- treasurer's office, public fund
- يضغط صندوق النقد الدولي على باكستان لجباية الضرائب من أصحاب الأراضي الزراعية
- yaḍġaṭu ṣundūqu an-naqdi ad-dawliyyu ʕalā bākistāna li-jibāyati aḍ-ḍarāʔibi min ʔaṣḥābi al-ʔarāḍī az-zirāʕiyyati.
- The International Monetary Fund is putting pressure on Pakistan to collect taxes from the owners of agricultural land.
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | صُنْدُوق; صَنْدُوق ṣundūq; ṣandūq |
الصُّنْدُوق; الصَّنْدُوق aṣ-ṣundūq; aṣ-ṣandūq |
صُنْدُوق; صَنْدُوق ṣundūq; ṣandūq |
Nominative | صُنْدُوقٌ; صَنْدُوقٌ ṣundūqun; ṣandūqun |
الصُّنْدُوقُ; الصَّنْدُوقُ aṣ-ṣundūqu; aṣ-ṣandūqu |
صُنْدُوقُ; صَنْدُوقُ ṣundūqu; ṣandūqu |
Accusative | صُنْدُوقًا; صَنْدُوقًا ṣundūqan; ṣandūqan |
الصُّنْدُوقَ; الصَّنْدُوقَ aṣ-ṣundūqa; aṣ-ṣandūqa |
صُنْدُوقَ; صَنْدُوقَ ṣundūqa; ṣandūqa |
Genitive | صُنْدُوقٍ; صَنْدُوقٍ ṣundūqin; ṣandūqin |
الصُّنْدُوقِ; الصَّنْدُوقِ aṣ-ṣundūqi; aṣ-ṣandūqi |
صُنْدُوقِ; صَنْدُوقِ ṣundūqi; ṣandūqi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | صُنْدُوقَيْن; صَنْدُوقَيْن ṣundūqayn; ṣandūqayn |
الصُّنْدُوقَيْن; الصَّنْدُوقَيْن aṣ-ṣundūqayn; aṣ-ṣandūqayn |
صُنْدُوقَيْ; صَنْدُوقَيْ ṣundūqay; ṣandūqay |
Nominative | صُنْدُوقَانِ; صَنْدُوقَانِ ṣundūqāni; ṣandūqāni |
الصُّنْدُوقَانِ; الصَّنْدُوقَانِ aṣ-ṣundūqāni; aṣ-ṣandūqāni |
صُنْدُوقَا; صَنْدُوقَا ṣundūqā; ṣandūqā |
Accusative | صُنْدُوقَيْنِ; صَنْدُوقَيْنِ ṣundūqayni; ṣandūqayni |
الصُّنْدُوقَيْنِ; الصَّنْدُوقَيْنِ aṣ-ṣundūqayni; aṣ-ṣandūqayni |
صُنْدُوقَيْ; صَنْدُوقَيْ ṣundūqay; ṣandūqay |
Genitive | صُنْدُوقَيْنِ; صَنْدُوقَيْنِ ṣundūqayni; ṣandūqayni |
الصُّنْدُوقَيْنِ; الصَّنْدُوقَيْنِ aṣ-ṣundūqayni; aṣ-ṣandūqayni |
صُنْدُوقَيْ; صَنْدُوقَيْ ṣundūqay; ṣandūqay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | صَنَادِيق ṣanādīq |
الصَّنَادِيق aṣ-ṣanādīq |
صَنَادِيق ṣanādīq |
Nominative | صَنَادِيقُ ṣanādīqu |
الصَّنَادِيقُ aṣ-ṣanādīqu |
صَنَادِيقُ ṣanādīqu |
Accusative | صَنَادِيقَ ṣanādīqa |
الصَّنَادِيقَ aṣ-ṣanādīqa |
صَنَادِيقَ ṣanādīqa |
Genitive | صَنَادِيقَ ṣanādīqa |
الصَّنَادِيقِ aṣ-ṣanādīqi |
صَنَادِيقِ ṣanādīqi |
Derived terms
- صَنَادِيقِيّ (ṣanādīqiyy)
- أَبُو صُنْدُوق (ʔabū ṣundūq)
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: صندوق (sándūʔ, súndūʔ)
- Gulf Arabic: صندوق (ṣandūg)
- Juba Arabic: sonduk
- Maltese: senduq
- → Amharic: ሳንዱቅ (sanduḳ)
- → Oromo: saanduqa
- → Tigrinya: ሳንዱቕ (sanduḳʰ)
- → Aramaic:
- → Georgian: ზანდუკი (zanduḳi)
- → Kabyle: asenduq
- → Old Armenian: սնդուկ (snduk)
- Armenian: սնդուկ (snduk), սնտուկ (sntuk)
- → Persian: صندوق (sanduq)
- → Assamese: চন্দুক (sonduk)
- → Bengali: সিন্দুক (śinduk)
- → Azerbaijani: sandıq
- → Bashkir: һандыҡ (handıq)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: सन्दूक़ (sandūq)
- Urdu: صندوق (sandūq)
- → Kannada: ಸಂದೂಕ (sandūka)
- → Kazakh: сандық (sandyq)
- → Ottoman Turkish: صندوق (sanduk)
- → Pashto: صندوق (sandúq)
- → Punjabi: ਸੰਦੂਕ (sandūk)
- → Uyghur: ساندۇق (sanduq)
- → Uzbek: sandiq
- → Hausa: sàndūƙī̀
- → Mabaan: canduuk
- → Sango: sandûku
- → Somali: sanduuq
- → Swahili: sanduku
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սնդուկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 236b
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “صندوق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤan.duːɡ/
Ottoman Turkish

Etymology
Borrowed from Persian صندوق (sanduq, “box, trunk”), from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq, “chest, trunk”), itself from Aramaic צנדוק (ṣəndūq, “coffer”), ultimetely from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sunthḗkē, “coffin; container”).
Noun
صندوق • (sandûk, sandık)
- chest, trunk, case, coffer, any large box for storing personal possessions
- Synonym: قوطی (kutu, kutı)
- cofferdam, a temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation
Derived terms
- صندوق آتمق (sandık atmak, “to construct a cofferdam”)
- صندوق امینی (sandık emini, “cashier”)
- صندوق سپت (sandık sepet, “bag and baggage”)
- صندوقجی (sandıkcı, “maker or seller of chests”)
- صندوقكار (sandıkkâr, “assistant to the cashier”)
- صندوقلو (sandıklı, “furnished with boxes or chests”)
- صندوقچه (sandukçe, “a small box”)
- قوش صندوغی (kuş sandığı, “a bird organ”)
- مال صندوق (mal sandık, “the office of a tax collector”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sandık”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4058
- Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “صندوق”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français, Vienna: F. Beck, page 303a
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صندوق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 768
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Capsa”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 149
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “صندوق”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 2992
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sandık”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صندوق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1187
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq)، from Aramaic צנדוק (ṣəndūq), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sunthḗkē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [san.ˈduːq]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sän̪.d̪úːq]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sän̪.d̪úːq]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [sän̪.d̪úq]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæn̪.d̪úːɢ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sän̪.d̪úq]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | sandūq |
Dari reading? | sandūq |
Iranian reading? | sanduğ |
Tajik reading? | sanduq |
Noun
Dari | صندوق |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | сандуқ |
صندوق • (sanduq) (plural صندوقها (sanduq-hâ) or صنادیق)
Descendants
- → Assamese: চন্দুক (sonduk)
- → Bengali: সিন্দুক (śinduk)
- → Azerbaijani: sandıq
- → Bashkir: һандыҡ (handıq)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: सन्दूक़ (sandūq)
- Urdu: صندوق (sandūq)
- → Kannada: ಸಂದೂಕ (sandūka)
- → Kazakh: сандық (sandyq)
- → Ottoman Turkish: صندوق (sanduk)
- → Pashto: صندوق (sandúq)
- → Punjabi: ਸੰਦੂਕ (sandūk)
- → Uyghur: ساندۇق (sanduq)
- → Uzbek: sandiq
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian صندوق (sanduq), from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sunthḗkē).
Related terms
- صندوقچہ (sandūqca)
- صندوقچی (sandūqcī)