sarwan en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ساربان.
Meanings
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One who drives a camel.
His camel lay dying upon the road, attended by one of his men: we could be of little use, but we reared the beast upon its legs, a measure deemed essential to its recovery, and each sarwan as he passed tendered his opinion and advice.
1984, James Baillie Fraser, Narrative of a Journey Into Khorasan in the Years 1821 and 1822, Oxford, page 366:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sarwans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |