Pashto

Noun

سمندر • ‎(samandar) m

1. ocean

Persian

سمندر

Alternative forms

• سمندل ‎(samandal)
• سمندول ‎(samandul)
• سمندور ‎(samandur)
• سمندون ‎(samandun)
• سمندوک ‎(samanduk)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα ‎(salamándra). Compare Arabic سمندر ‎(samandar), سمندل ‎(samandal).

Noun

سمندر • ‎(samandar)

1. salamander
2. a mythological fire-dwelling creature which will die should it leave the fire

Descendants

• Azeri: səməndər
• Ottoman Turkish: سمندر ‎(semender)
  • Turkish: semender

See also

• سمندر on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa

References

• "سمندر" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.
• "سمندل" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “սաղամանդր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 163b