سرطان

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܣܪܛܢ (sarṭān), ܣܪܛܢܐ (sarṭānā).

Noun

سَرَطَان (saraṭān) m (plural سَرَطَانَات (saraṭānāt))

  1. crab
    السَّرَطَان (as-saraṭān, Cancer (sign of the zodiac))
    سَرَطَان بَحْرِيّ (saraṭān baḥriyy, lobster)
  2. (medicine) cancer, carcinoma
  3. the fourth solar month (June to July, Saudi Arabia)

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: սարատան (saratan), սարատայն (saratayn), սարաթան (saratʿan)
  • Persian: سرطان (saratân)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān).

Noun

Dari Persian سرطان
Iranian Persian سرطان
Tajiki Persian саратон (saraton)

سرطان (saratân)

  1. (medicine) cancer, carcinoma
  2. crab (crustaceans)

Derived terms

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