Etymograph

English

Sinbad

Sinbad comes from Arabic سِنْدِبَاد.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentسِنْدِبَادsindibād
  2. EnglishtodaySinbad

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentسِنْدِبَادsindibād
  2. EnglishtodaySinbad

The story

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْدِبَاد (sindibād), from Middle Persian (compare Persian سندباد (sendbâd)), possibly borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धपथ (siddhapatha, “path of the Blessed”).

Every English word from Arabic سِنْدِبَاد

Today it means

name A fictional sailor, the hero of a story-cycle of Middle Eastern origin, who encountered monsters and magic while travelling the seas east of Africa and south of Asia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic سِنْدِبَاد / Sinbad

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