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سراج

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Aramaic שְׁרָגָא (šerāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܫܪܳܓܳܐ), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/).

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Noun

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سِرَاج (sirājm (plural سُرُج (suruj))

  1. lamp, luminary, lantern
  2. used as a part of plant-names
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  • Bengali: সিরাজ (śiraj)
  • Swahili: siraji

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Aramaic סַרָּגָא (sarrāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܣܰܪܳܓܳܐ), from סְרַג (srag, to bind, to plait) (in Classical Syriac ܣܪܰܓ).

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Noun

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سَرَّاج (sarrājm (plural سَرَّاجُون (sarrājūn))

  1. saddler
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References

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  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “سراج”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 645
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis[2] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 7
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 95
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 101
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “سراج”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[3] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 306
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “سراج”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[4], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1344
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “سراج”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[5] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 564

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj, lamp, lantern), itself from Aramaic שְׁרָגָא (šerāgā), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/). Doublet of چراغ (çirag, lamp).

Noun

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سراج (sirac) (definite accusative سراجی (siracı), plural سرج (sürüc))

  1. lamp, oil lamp, a simple vessel used to produce light continuously from a liquid fuel source
    Synonyms: چراغ (çirag), قندیل (kandil), لامپه (lampa), مصباح (mısbah)
  2. wick, candlewick, a bundle, twist, or braid of cord, fabric, or fibre that draws up liquid fuel
    Synonyms: چراغ (çirag), فتیل (fitil)
  3. light, any source of illumination, such as a candle, lightbulb, torch, lamp, streetlight, etc.
    Synonyms: آیدین (aydın), ایشق (ışık), چراغ (çirag), نور (nur)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic سَرَّاج (sarrāj, saddler), itself from Aramaic סַרָּגָא (sarrāgā), from the verb סְרַג (srag, to bind, to plait).

Noun

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سراج (sarac) (definite accusative سراجی (saracı), plural سراجلر (saraclar))

  1. saddler, saddlemaker, someone who makes, repairs and sells saddles
    Synonyms: ایرجی (eyerci), زینساز (zinsaz), زینگر (zinger)
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