σαράβαρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Scythian *šarabāra;[1] compare Persian شلوار (šalvâr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰρᾰ́βᾱρᾰ • (sarábāra) n pl (genitive σᾰρᾰβᾱ́ρων); second declension

  1. loose trousers worn by Scythians

Declension

Descendants

  • Latin: sarabāra, sarabala

References

  1. Johnny Cheung, On the (Middle) Iranian borrowings in Qur’ānic (and pre-Islamic) Arabic, Leiden University. p. 25.

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