Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Middle Iranian word of the form srādak, same as later سَرَاي (sarāy) with one suffix less.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سُرَادِق (surādiqm (plural سُرَادِقَات (surādiqāt))

  1. awning, tent, marquee, canopy, pavilion
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:29:
      إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا
      ʔinnā ʔaʕtadnā li-ẓ-ẓālimīna nāran ʔaḥāṭa bihim surādiquhā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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