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فندق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to inns or caravanserais, often of Persian origin. It also extends to a type of fruit resembling a hazelnut and, in a less common usage, a ledger or account book.

Derived headwords

الفُنْدُقnoun
  1. 1.
    inn, caravanseraiboth

    A lodging place for travelers, often a large building with rooms and courtyards, typically found along trade routes or in cities. This is considered a Persian loanword.

  2. 2.
    fruitclassical

    A type of fruit from a tree, described as round like a hazelnut and containing a kernel similar to a pistachio.

الفُنْدَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    account book, ledgerclassical

    A book used for keeping financial accounts or records. It is suggested this word might be a loanword.

Parallel reading

الفندق: الخان فارسي
Al-funduq: the inn, Persian.
حكاه سيبويه
Sibawayh cited it.
الفندق حمل شجرة مدحرج كالبندق يكسر عن لب كالفستق
Al-funduq is the fruit of a tree, round like a hazelnut, which is broken open to reveal a kernel like a pistachio.
والفندق بلغة أهل الشام خان من هذه الخانات التي ينزلها الناس مما يكون في الطرق والمدائن
And al-funduq, in the language of the people of Sham, is an inn of these inns where people lodge, which is found on the roads and in the cities.
الفنداق هو صحيفة الحساب
Al-fundāq is the ledger.
أحسبه معربا
I reckon it to be a loanword.