سکنجبین
See also: سكنجبين
Persian
Alternative forms
- سکنگبین (sikangabīn / sekangabin), سرکنگبین (sirkangabīn / serkangabin), سکانگبین (sik-angabīn / sek-angabin), سرکانگبین (sirk-angabīn / serk-angabin)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سِكَنْجَبِين (sikanjabīn), from Persian سرکه (sirka / serke, “vinegar”) + Persian انگبین (angabīn / angabin, “honey”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /si.kan.d͡ʒa.ˈbiːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɪ.kʰän.d͡ʒä.bíːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [se.kʰʲæn.d͡ʒæ.bíːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [si.kʰän.d͡ʒä.bín]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sikanjabīn |
| Dari reading? | sikanjabīn |
| Iranian reading? | sekanjabin |
| Tajik reading? | sikanjabin |
Noun
سکنجبین • (sikanjabīn / sekanjabin) (Tajik spelling сиканҷабин)
- sekanjabin, oxymel (vinegar-honey drink)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “سکنجبین”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “سکنجبین”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.