إسرنج
Arabic
Alternative forms
- سِرِنْج (sirinj), أُسْرُنْج (ʾusrunj)
Etymology
A Persian form of Ancient Greek Συρικόν (Surikón, “red lead”, literally “Syrian”) (also found as Latin Syricum), syn. σάνδυξ (sándux). زَرْقُون (zarqūn) is the same word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔis.rind͡ʒ/
Noun
إِسْرِنْج • (ʾisrinj) m
- read lead, minium
- Synonyms: زَرْقُون (zarqūn), أَحْمَر الرَصَاص (ʾaḥmar ar-raṣāṣ)
Declension
Declension of noun إِسْرِنْج (ʾisrinj)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | إِسْرِنْج ʾisrinj | الْإِسْرِنْج al-ʾisrinj | إِسْرِنْج ʾisrinj |
Nominative | إِسْرِنْجٌ ʾisrinjun | الْإِسْرِنْجُ al-ʾisrinju | إِسْرِنْجُ ʾisrinju |
Accusative | إِسْرِنْجًا ʾisrinjan | الْإِسْرِنْجَ al-ʾisrinja | إِسْرِنْجَ ʾisrinja |
Genitive | إِسْرِنْجٍ ʾisrinjin | الْإِسْرِنْجِ al-ʾisrinji | إِسْرِنْجِ ʾisrinji |
Descendants
- → Persian: اسرنج