قنديل

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Arabic

Etymology

    From Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (candle).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قِنْدِيل (qindīlm (plural قَنَادِيل (qanādīl))

    1. lamp
      Synonyms: مِصْبَاح (miṣbāḥ), سِرَاج (sirāj), نِبْرَاس (nibrās), لَمْبَة (lamba), وَابُور (wābūr), بَابُور (bābūr), فَانُوس (fānūs), مِشْعَل (mišʕal), (obsolete) زُجَاجَة (zujāja), مِسْرَجَة (misraja), قِرَاط (qirāṭ)
      • 1996, Ibrahim Abdel Meguid, لَا أَحَدَ يَنَامُ فِي ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة [No One Sleeps in Alexandria]:
        هَٰذَا ٱبْنُ آدَمَ حَقِيقِيٌّ. اِقْتَرَبَ أَكْثَرَ وَقَرَّبَ ٱلْقِنْدِيلَ إِلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ وَهَتَفَ
        hāḏā bnu ʔādama ḥaqīqiyyun. iqtaraba ʔakṯara waqarraba l-qindīla ʔilā wajhi l-ʔinsāni wahatafa
        This is a real human being! He came closer and shone the lamp in the human's face and exclaimed:
    2. candlestick, candelabrum
    3. thorny broom (Calicotome)

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    Hijazi Arabic

    Etymology

    From Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قنديل (gandīlm (plural قناديل (ganādīl))

    1. jellyfish

    Moroccan Arabic

    Etymology

    From Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قنديل (qandīlm (plural قنادل (qnādil))

    1. lamp
    2. jellyfish