سرنديب

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva), from Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, “Sri Lanka”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ran.diːb/

Proper noun

سَرَنْدِيب • (sarandīb) f

1. (archaic) Sri Lanka, Ceylon, Serendib, Serendip.

Synonyms

• سِرِيلَانْكَا (sirīlānkā)

Descendants

• → English: Serendib, Serendip
• → Medieval Latin: Serendivus