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الصندوق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a box, chest, or container, often used for storage or safekeeping. It can also denote a treasury or a place where valuables are kept. The variations in pronunciation and spelling indicate different linguistic traditions or regionalisms.

Derived headwords

الصُّنْدُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    box, chestboth

    A container, typically rectangular, made of wood or metal, used for storing or transporting goods.

  2. 2.
    treasury, safeclassical

    A place where money or valuables are kept securely, such as a vault or a strongbox.

صُنْدُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    box, chestboth

    A general term for a box or container, often used for everyday storage.

زِنْدُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    box, chestclassical

    A variant spelling and pronunciation of 'sundūq', referring to a box or container.

سِنْدُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    box, chestclassical

    Another variant spelling and pronunciation of 'sundūq', also meaning a box or container.

صَنَادِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    boxes, chestsboth

    The plural form of 'sundūq', referring to multiple boxes or containers.

Parallel reading

الصُّنْدُوق، بالضم، وقد يفتح، والزندوق والسندوق: لغات، ج: صناديق.
Al-sundūq, with damma, and sometimes with fatha, and al-zindūq and al-sindūq are linguistic variations, its plural is sanādīq.