سراج

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Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

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

Noun

سَرَّاج (sarrājm (plural سَرَّاجُون (sarrājūn))

  1. saddler
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References

  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “سراج”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 645
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis (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 (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 306
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “سراج”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1344
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “سراج”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 564

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

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

Noun

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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