سرنديب
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian سرندیپ (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
- →⇒? Old French: Seilan
- French: Ceylan
- → Portuguese: Ceilão
- → English: Ceylon
- → Spanish: Ceylán
- → Medieval Latin: Serendivus