Arabic Word · Intermediate

سندس

a kind of fine silk

Pronunciation: /sun.dus/

Meaning

a kind of fine silk

Example

وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ، عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ ـ أَوْ قَالَ حَلْقَةِ الذَّهَبِ ـ وَعَنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ، وَٱلدِّيبَاجِ، وَٱلسُّنْدُسِ، وَٱلْمَيَاثِرِ.

And he [the Prophet Muhammad] forbade us seven [things]: to wear signets of gold – or he said "[jewellery] rings of gold" –, to wear silk [thread, cloth, or garments], silk brocade

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