Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sˤun.duːq/, /sˤan.duːq/
    • (Kuwaiti) IPA(key): /sˤənˈduːɡ/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /sˤan.duːq/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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صُنْدُوق or صَنْدُوق (ṣundūq or ṣandūqm (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.

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Descendants

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References

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

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Etymology

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From Arabic صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq).

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Noun

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صَنْدُوق (ṣandūgm (plural صناديق (ṣanādīg))

  1. box, chest

Ottoman Turkish

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صندوق

Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian صندوق (sanduq, box, trunk), from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq, chest, trunk), itself from Aramaic צנדוק (ṣəndūq, coffer), ultimetely from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sunthḗkē, coffin; container).

Noun

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صندوق (sandûk, sandık)

  1. chest, trunk, case, coffer, any large box for storing personal possessions
    Synonym: قوطی (kutu, kutı)
  2. cofferdam, a temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation

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Further reading

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Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq)، from Aramaic צנדוק (ṣəndūq), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sunthḗkē).

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Readings
Classical reading? sandūq
Dari reading? sandūq
Iranian reading? sanduğ
Tajik reading? sanduq

Noun

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Dari صندوق
Iranian Persian
Tajik сандуқ

صندوق (sanduq) (plural صندوق‌ها (sanduq-hâ) or صنادیق)

  1. box, trunk, case, chest, casket
  2. till, cash register

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South Levantine Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /sˤan.duːʔ/, [sˤɑnˈdˤuːʔ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /sˤan.duːɡ/, [sˤɑnˈdˤuːɡ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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صندوق (ṣandūʔm (plural صناديق (ṣanādīʔ))

  1. box, chest
  2. boot, trunk (of a car)
  3. cash register
    Synonym: صندوق مسجل (sandūʔ musajjel)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian صندوق (sanduq), from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sunthḗkē).

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صندوق (sandūqm or f (Hindi spelling संदूक़)

  1. box, trunk, coffer, chest, casket
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