سندان
Arabic
Etymology
From Middle Persian *sandān, whence Classical Persian سندان (sandān), Hebrew סַדָּן (saddān), Aramaic סדנא / ܣܕܢܐ (saddānā). Displaced native عَلَاة (ʕalāh, “anvil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /san.daːn/, /sin.daːn/
Noun
سَنْدَان or سِنْدَان • (sandān or sindān) f (plural سَنَادِين (sanādīn))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَنْدَان; سِنْدَان sandān; sindān |
السَّنْدَان; السِّنْدَان as-sandān; as-sindān |
سَنْدَان; سِنْدَان sandān; sindān |
| nominative | سَنْدَانٌ; سِنْدَانٌ sandānun; sindānun |
السَّنْدَانُ; السِّنْدَانُ as-sandānu; as-sindānu |
سَنْدَانُ; سِنْدَانُ sandānu; sindānu |
| accusative | سَنْدَانًا; سِنْدَانًا sandānan; sindānan |
السَّنْدَانَ; السِّنْدَانَ as-sandāna; as-sindāna |
سَنْدَانَ; سِنْدَانَ sandāna; sindāna |
| genitive | سَنْدَانٍ; سِنْدَانٍ sandānin; sindānin |
السَّنْدَانِ; السِّنْدَانِ as-sandāni; as-sindāni |
سَنْدَانِ; سِنْدَانِ sandāni; sindāni |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | سَنْدَانَيْن; سِنْدَانَيْن sandānayn; sindānayn |
السَّنْدَانَيْن; السِّنْدَانَيْن as-sandānayn; as-sindānayn |
سَنْدَانَيْ; سِنْدَانَيْ sandānay; sindānay |
| nominative | سَنْدَانَانِ; سِنْدَانَانِ sandānāni; sindānāni |
السَّنْدَانَانِ; السِّنْدَانَانِ as-sandānāni; as-sindānāni |
سَنْدَانَا; سِنْدَانَا sandānā; sindānā |
| accusative | سَنْدَانَيْنِ; سِنْدَانَيْنِ sandānayni; sindānayni |
السَّنْدَانَيْنِ; السِّنْدَانَيْنِ as-sandānayni; as-sindānayni |
سَنْدَانَيْ; سِنْدَانَيْ sandānay; sindānay |
| genitive | سَنْدَانَيْنِ; سِنْدَانَيْنِ sandānayni; sindānayni |
السَّنْدَانَيْنِ; السِّنْدَانَيْنِ as-sandānayni; as-sindānayni |
سَنْدَانَيْ; سِنْدَانَيْ sandānay; sindānay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَنَادِين sanādīn |
السَّنَادِين as-sanādīn |
سَنَادِين sanādīn |
| nominative | سَنَادِينُ sanādīnu |
السَّنَادِينُ as-sanādīnu |
سَنَادِينُ sanādīnu |
| accusative | سَنَادِينَ sanādīna |
السَّنَادِينَ as-sanādīna |
سَنَادِينَ sanādīna |
| genitive | سَنَادِينَ sanādīna |
السَّنَادِينِ as-sanādīni |
سَنَادِينِ sanādīni |
Derived terms
- بَيْنَ ٱلْمِطْرَقَةِ وَٱلسِّنْدَانِ (bayna l-miṭraqati was-sindāni, “between the hammer and the anvil”)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian سندان (sendân, “anvil”).
Noun
سندان • (sindân)
- anvil, a heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade
- Synonym: اورس (örs)
- striking plate, the plate against which the latch of a door-lock strikes
Descendants
- Turkish: sindan
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sindan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4248
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “sindân”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1144
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “سندان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 694
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Incus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[3], Vienna, column 777
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “سندان”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[4], Vienna, column 2686
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سندان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1082
Persian
Etymology
Akin to Classical Syriac ܣܕܢܐ (seddānā), Arabic سَنْدَان (sandān, “anvil”) and perhaps Old Armenian սանդ (sand, “pounding-mortar”), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /san.ˈdaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sän̪.d̪ɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sen̪.d̪ɒ́ːn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sandān |
| Dari reading? | sandān |
| Iranian reading? | sendân |
Noun
| Dari | سندان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | сандон |
سندان • (sendân)
Descendants
- → Armenian: զնդան (zndan)