سند

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س ن د (s-n-d).

Verb

1. (construed with إِلَى (ʔilā)) to lean on
2. to rely on, confide in
3. to support
4. to belong to
5. to ascend
6. to be near, close to

Noun

سَنْد • (sand) m

1. advocacy
2. support
3. improvement, reinforcement

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سند”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

سَنَّدَ • (sannada) II (non-past يُسَنِّدُ (yusannidu), verbal noun تَسْنِيد (tasnīd))

1. to support firmly
2. to pile up

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سند”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Noun

سَنَد • (sanad) m

1. a surface that rises from a base, face of a mountain, a wall
2. a support, a thing which one leans upon, to recline against
   1. a cushion or pillow
3. a thing or person which one can rely on, a thing sturdy or not liable to move
4. backing, a means of being held up or supported
   1. (religion, Islam) the claimed support for a hadith's validity; the chain of narrators on which its alleged veracity is said to rest

Descendants

• Bengali: সনদ (śonod)
• Hindi: सनद (sanad)
• Persian: سند
• Urdu: سند

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَنَد (sanad)

Noun

سند • (sanad)

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