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صندوق

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Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic צנדוק (ṣəndūq, coffer, especially one storing documents, safe-guarding precious items), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sŭnthḗkē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤun.duːq/, /sˤan.duːq/
    • (Kuwaiti) IPA(key): /sˤənˈduːɡ/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /sˤan.duːq/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

صُنْدُوق or صَنْدُوق (ṣundūq or ṣandūq) m (plural صَنَادِيق (ṣanādīq))

  1. 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
  2. safe, money box, till
  3. 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

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Synonyms

Derived terms

  • صَنَادِيقِيّ (ṣanādīqiyy)
  • أَبُو صُنْدُوق (ʔabū ṣundūq)

Descendants

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
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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq).

Pronunciation

Noun

صَنْدُوق (ṣandūg) m (plural صناديق (ṣanādīg))

  1. box, chest

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 (sŭnthḗkē, coffin; container).

Noun

صندوق (sandık or sanduk) (definite accusative صندوغی (sandığı, sanduğu), plural صندوقلر (sandıklar, sanduklar))

  1. chest, trunk, case, coffer, any large box for storing personal possessions
    Synonym: قوطی (kutu, kutı)
  2. cofferdam, a temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation

Derived terms

  • احتیاط صندوغی (ihtiât sandığı, reserve box)
  • اداره صندوغی (idâre sandığı, savings bank)
  • اعتبار صندوغی (iʼtibar sandığı, credit bank)
  • امنیت صندوغی (emniyet sandığı, mount of piety)
  • تقاعد صندوغی (tekâʼüd sandığı, pension fund)
  • صندوق آتمق (sandık atmak, to construct a cofferdam)
  • صندوق امینی (sandık emini, cashier)
  • صندوق بالغی (sandık balığı, boxfish, cofferfish)
  • 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)
  • كلیدلو صندوق (kilidli sandık, mysterious thing, literally locked chest)
  • مال صندوغی (mal sandığı, treasury department or office)
  • میشه صندوق (meşe sandık, oaken coffer)
  • پوسته صندوغی (posta sandığı, mailbox)

Descendants

Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq)، from {der|fa|arc|צנדוק|tr=ṣəndūq}}, ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sŭnthḗkē).

Pronunciation

 

More information Readings, Classical reading? ...

Noun

More information Dari, Iranian Persian ...

صندوق (sanduq) (plural صندوق‌ها, or صنادیق)

  1. box, trunk, case, chest, casket
  2. till, cash register

Derived terms

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /sˤan.duːʔ/, [sˤɑnˈdˤuːʔ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /sˤan.duːɡ/, [sˤɑnˈdˤuːɡ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

صندوق (ṣandūʔ) m (plural صناديق (ṣanādīʔ))

  1. box, chest
  2. boot, trunk (of a car)
  3. cash register
    Synonym: صندوق مسجل (sandūʔ musajjel)
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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صندوق (sanduq), from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sŭnthḗkē).

Noun

صندوق (sandūq) m or f (Hindi spelling संदूक़)

  1. box, trunk, coffer, chest, casket

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