إسرنج

Arabic

Alternative forms

• سِرِنْج (sirinj), أُسْرُنْج (ʔusrunj)

Etymology

A Persian form of Ancient Greek Συρικόν (Surikón, “red lead”, literally “Syrian”) (also found as Latin Syricum), syn. σάνδυξ (sándux). زَرْقُون (zarqūn) is the same word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔis.rind͡ʒ/

Noun

إِسْرِنْج • (ʔisrinj) m

1. red lead, minium

   Synonyms: زَرْقُون (zarqūn), أَحْمَر الرَصَاص (ʔaḥmar ar-raṣāṣ)

Declension

Declension of noun إِسْرِنْج (ʔisrinj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	إِسْرِنْج ʔisrinj	الْإِسْرِنْج al-ʔisrinj	إِسْرِنْج ʔisrinj
Nominative	إِسْرِنْجٌ ʔisrinjun	الْإِسْرِنْجُ al-ʔisrinju	إِسْرِنْجُ ʔisrinju
Accusative	إِسْرِنْجًا ʔisrinjan	الْإِسْرِنْجَ al-ʔisrinja	إِسْرِنْجَ ʔisrinja
Genitive	إِسْرِنْجٍ ʔisrinjin	الْإِسْرِنْجِ al-ʔisrinji	إِسْرِنْجِ ʔisrinji

Descendants

• → Persian: اسرنج