صندوق

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤun.duːq/, /sˤan.duːq/
  • (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

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “սնդուկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, 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

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَنْدُوق‎ (ṣandūq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤanˈduːɡ/

Noun

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

  1. box, chest

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian صندوق‎ (sanduq), from Arabic صُنْدُوق‎ (ṣundūq).

Noun

صندوق • (sandûk)

  1. box, case, chest, casket

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صُنْدُوق‎ (ṣundūq).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /sanˈduq/

Noun

Dari صندوق
Iranian Persian
Tajik сандуқ (sanduq)

صندوق • (sanduq) (plural صندوق‌ها‎ (sanduq-hâ) 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]
  • (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)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian صندوق‎ (sanduq), from Arabic صُنْدُوق‎ (ṣundūq).

Noun

صندوق • (sandūq) m (Hindi spelling सन्दूक़)

  1. box, trunk, coffer, chest, casket
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