سمندر

Pashto

Etymology

From Hindi समन्दर (samandar) and Urdu سمندر (samandar), ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səmˈənˈd̪ər/

Noun

سمندر • (samandar) m

1. ocean

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Persian

سمندر

Alternative forms

• سمندل (samandal)
• سمندول (samandul)
• سمندور (samandur)
• سمندون (samandun)
• سمندوک (samanduk)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra). Compare Arabic سمندر (samandar), سمندل (samandal).

Noun

سمندر • (samandar)

1. salamander
2. a mythological fire-dwelling creature which will die should it leave the fire

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: səməndər
• Ottoman Turkish: سمندر (semender)
  • Turkish: semender

See also

• سمندر on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “سمندر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “سمندل”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սաղամանդր”, 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 163b