different between sharab vs scarab

English

Alternative forms

• shrab

Etymology

From Persian ????? (sharâb, “wine”), from Arabic ??????? (šar?b, “wine, beverage”), from ??????? (šaraba, “to drink”).

Noun

sharab (uncountable)

1. Wine, or other alcoholic drinks.
   • 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre 2008, p. 49:

     In the meantime, the black giant had begun his own survey of the campground, where three nights earlier Hanukkah and his fellows had shared a roast goat and a looted cask of sharab […]

Anagrams

• Barash, Bashar, Rabhas, abrash, bahars

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?skæ??b/
• (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?sk???b/

Noun

scarab (plural scarabs)

1. A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
2. Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
3. A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.

Synonyms

• cockchafer, dung beetle, June bug, scarabaeus (obsolete)

Derived terms

• scarabaeid
• scarabaeoid

Descendants

• ? Irish: scarab
• ? Welsh: sgarab

Translations

Anagrams

• Barsac