سراج

Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic שְׁרָגָא (šerāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܫܪܳܓܳܐ), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /širāɣ/).

Noun

سِرَاج (sirāj) m (plural سُرُج (suruj))

  1. lamp, luminary, lantern
  2. used as a part of plant-names
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Descendants
  • Bengali: সিরাজ (siraj)
  • Swahili: siraji

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic סַרָּגָא (sarrāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܣܰܪܳܓܳܐ), from סְרַג (srag, to bind, to plait) (in Classical Syriac ܣܪܰܓ).

Noun

سَرَّاج (sarrāj) m (plural سَرَّاجُون (sarrājūn))

  1. saddler
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Descendants
  • Armenian: սառաջ (saṙaǰ)
  • Azerbaijani: sərrac
  • Georgian: სარაჯი (saraǯi)

References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj, lamp, lantern).

Noun

سراج (sirac) (plural سرج)

  1. lamp, especially an oil lamp
    Synonyms: چراغ (çirag), قندیل (kandil), لامپه (lampa), مصباح (mısbah)
  2. wick, candlewick
    Synonyms: چراغ (çirag), فتیل (fitil)
  3. light, any source of light
    Synonyms: ایشق (ışık), چراغ (çirag)

Derived terms

  • سراجی (siraci, pertaining to a lampwick)

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Further reading

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