سنبه
Persian
Etymology
The stem of سفتن (softan) / سفتیدن (softidan) / سنبیدن (sombidan, “to bore, to penetrate”), which is also an alternative form of سم (som, “hoof”), + ـه.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /sumba/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /sʊmba/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /sombe/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /sumba/
Noun
سنبه • (sombe)
- punch, wimble, auger
- rammer of a cannon, ramrod of a muzzleloader, sponge-staff
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: sümbə (Şərur)
- → Georgian: ზუმბა (zumba)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: सुम्बा (sumbā), सुंबा (sumbā)
- Urdu: سمبا (sumba)
- → Maithili: सुंभा (sumbhā)
- → Marathi: सुंबा (sumbā), सुंभा (sumbhā)
References
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864), “سنبه”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum (in Latin), volume II, Bonn: Adolf Marcus, page 327a