Arabic

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Etymology

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Apparently from Ancient Greek σημύδα (sēmúda), a hapax attested in Θεόφραστος often glossed as birch. Perhaps borrowed into Arabic from a manuscript variant or elsewhere with a suffix such as a *σημυδάριον (*sēmudárion) with -άριον (-árion), or this ending is derived from popularity in Arabic, as in the example of سَفَنْدَر (safandar, box holly (Ruscus gen. et spp.)).

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Noun

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سَنْدَر (sandarm

  1. birch (Betula gen. et spp.)
    Synonyms: شَجَر الْقُضْبَان (šajar al-quḍbān), بَتُولَا (batūlā)

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सुन्दर (sundara).

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Adjective

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سُنْدَر (sundar) (Hindi spelling सुन्दर)

  1. handsome
  2. beautiful
  3. graceful

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