شریان

See also: شريان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِرْيَان (širyān, “artery”), itself from Classical Syriac ܫܶܪܝܳܢܳܐ (šeryānā, “joint, sinew, articulation, artery”).

Noun

شریان • (şiryan) (plural شرایین (şerayin))

  1. (anatomy) artery, any of the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

Derived terms

  • شریان صاعد (şiryan-ı saʿid, “ascending aorta”)
  • شریان نازل (şiryan-ı nazil, “descending aorta”)
  • شریان وریدی (şiryan-ı veridi, “pulmonary artery”)
  • شریانی (şiryani, “arterial”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: şiryan

Further reading

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