سقنقور

سَقَنْقُور (noun)

Etymology: Sometimes claimed to be borrowed from Ancient Greek during the science translation movement, but a fitting form is never given, Medieval Greek **σκιγκούριον (**skinkoúrion), an extension of σκίγκος (skínkos, “skink”), as if containing οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), is not found. This word is obtained in the same period as Classical Syriac ܣܩܝܢܩܘܪ (sqinqūr), possibly evidenced by the resolution of a geminate stop, to a nasal plus a stop, common in Semitic, but particularly Aramaic. It would then ultimately have relation to Akkadian 𒆲𒁯 (KUN.DAR /⁠šakkadirru, šakkatirru⁠/, “skink”, literally “mongoose of the forest”), originally applied to another relatable creature, but again listed separately as a type of lizard as well.

Meaning: skink (Scincus gen. et spp.)

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