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صدل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific location and a profession associated with it. It also includes a term for a type of plant.

Derived headwords

الصيدلانnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A well-known location, possibly a specific geographical area or settlement.

الصيدلانيnoun
  1. 1.
    Pharmacistboth

    A person who prepares and dispenses medicines. This term is of Persian origin, Arabized.

صيادلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pharmacistsboth

    The plural form of الصيدلاني, referring to multiple pharmacists.

Parallel reading

الصيدلان: موضع معروف
Al-Saydalan: a known place.
وأنشد سيبويه: ضبابية مرية حابسية، ... منيفا بنعف الصيدلين وضيعها
And Sibawayh recited: ... 'elevated on the slope of Al-Saydalan, and he neglected it.'
والصيدلاني: معروف، فارسي معرب، والجمع صيادلة.
And Al-Saydalani: is known, it is an Arabized Persian word, and the plural is Sayadilah.