See also: قندیل

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From Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (candle).

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قِنْدِيل (qindīlm (plural قَنَادِيل (qanādīl))

  1. lamp
    Synonyms: مِصْبَاح (miṣbāḥ), سِرَاج (sirāj), نِبْرَاس (nibrās), لَمْبَة (lamba), وَابُور (wābūr), بَابُور (bābūr), فَانُوس (fānūs), مِشْعَل (mišʕal), (obsolete) زُجَاجَة (zujāja), مِسْرَجَة (misraja), قِرَاط (qirāṭ)
    • 1996, Ibrahim Abdel Meguid, لَا أَحَدَ يَنَامُ فِي ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة [No One Sleeps in Alexandria]:
      هَٰذَا ٱبْنُ آدَمَ حَقِيقِيٌّ. اِقْتَرَبَ أَكْثَرَ وَقَرَّبَ ٱلْقِنْدِيلَ إِلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ وَهَتَفَ
      hāḏā bnu ʔādama ḥaqīqiyyun. iqtaraba ʔakṯara waqarraba l-qindīla ʔilā wajhi l-ʔinsāni wahatafa
      This is a real human being! He came closer and shone the lamp in the human's face and exclaimed:
  2. candlestick, candelabrum
  3. thorny broom (Calicotome)

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Hijazi Arabic edit

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From Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl).

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قنديل (gandīlm (plural قناديل (ganādīl))

  1. jellyfish

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl).

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قنديل (qandīlm (plural قنادل (qnādil))

  1. lamp
  2. jellyfish