سرطان

العربية

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سرطان

/sa.ra.tˤaːn/

Where it comes from

Compare Classical Syriac ܣܪܛܢܐ (sarṭānā), and Hebrew סַרְטָן (sarṭā́n).

The medical sense is possibly a semantic loan from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos).

noun سَرَطَان · saraṭān · سَرَطَانَات · سَرَاطِين · السَّرَطَان

crab السَّرَطَان (as-saraṭān, “Cancer (sign of the zodiac)”)
uncountable cancer, carcinoma
the fourth solar month (June to July, Saudi Arabia)

In English

cancer disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation
crab crustacean
carcinoma invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue

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"سرطان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

سرطان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86

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"سرطان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سرطان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}