senduq

Maltese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.?

Proto-Hellenic *ksún

Ancient Greek σύν (sún)

Ancient Greek συν- (sun-)

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti

Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi)

Ancient Greek σῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)

Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sŭnthḗkē)bor.

Aramaic צנדוק (ṣəndūq)bor.

Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq)

Maltese senduq

Inherited from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq), borrowed from Aramaic צנדוק (ṣəndūq, “coffer, especially one storing documents, safe-guarding precious items”), borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sŭnthḗkē), from σῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ, “to place or put together”), from συν- (sun-) + τίθημι (títhēmi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛnˈduːʔ/
• Rhymes: -uːʔ

Noun

senduq m (plural sniedaq, diminutive snejdaq)

1. box, case, chest (strong box)

   Jekk jitqiegħdu fuq il-gverta, għandhom jingħalqu ġo kabinett jew senduq.

   If placed on deck, they must be enclosed in a cabinet or chest.