Serendib

== English == === Alternative forms === Serendip === Etymology === From Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva) or Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, “island of the Sinhala people”). See सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”), द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”). Related to Ceylon. === Proper noun === Serendib An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka. 2003 Brigitte. Ellemor, Richard Plunkett, Verity Campbell - Sri Lanka ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Names of Sri Lanka === Anagrams === debrines, inbreeds