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
Declension
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
Declension
Coordinate terms
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”)

Descendants

Further reading

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