صنوبر

Etymology

From the root ص ن ب ر‎ (ṣ-n-b-r) meaning “bitter cold”, “weather requiring hardiness to endure”, a variant of ص ب ر‎ (ṣ-b-r) “enduring”, “patient”, “persevering”; so named for the tree being a winter-enduring evergreen tree.

Noun

صَنَوْبَر • (ṣanawbar) m

1. pine, pine tree
2. pine nut

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “صنوبر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 616
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “صنبر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1730-1731

Etymology

From Arabic صَنَوْبَر‎ (ṣanawbar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˁuˈnoːbar/

Noun

صُنوبَر • (ṣunōbar) m pl

1. pine, pine tree
2. pine nut

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَنَوْبَر‎ (ṣanawbar).

Noun

صنوبر • (senowbar)

1. pine
2. spruce

Descendants

• Hindi: सनोवर (sanovar)

References

• “صنوبر” in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, Dehkhoda Dictionary, Tehran: University of Tehran Press, 1931–.