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

  1. read lead, minium
    Synonyms: زَرْقُون‎ (zarqūn), أَحْمَر الرَصَاص‎ (ʾaḥmar ar-raṣāṣ)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Persian: اسرنج‎
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.