Sadaf: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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صدف
صَدَف
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Sadaf (صدف, Arabic صَدَف) means “pearl-oyster shell; mother-of-pearl”. It comes from the Arabic root ص د ف. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ص د ف.
- Meaning
- pearl-oyster shell; mother-of-pearl
- معنی
- سیپی، صدف
Where it comes from
Lane: ṣadaf, the shells in which pearls form.
- Say it
- sa-dafAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ص د ف
- Other spellings
- Sadaff