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المردارسنج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry refers to a Persian loanword for a specific type of measuring instrument. It is primarily associated with weighing or measuring precious substances like gold and silver.

Derived headwords

المُرْدَارِسَنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    weighing instrumentclassical

    A device used for weighing, particularly precious metals and stones. It is a loanword of Persian origin.

مُرْدَارِسَنْكnoun
  1. 1.
    weighing instrument (variant)classical

    An alternative Persian loanword for a weighing instrument, likely a variant spelling or pronunciation of 'murdarsanj'.

Parallel reading

المُرْدَارِسَنْج: م، وقد تسقط الراء الثانية، معرب: مردارسنك.
Al-murdarsanj: noun, and the second ra' may be dropped, it is an Arabized word: murdarsank.