Old Persian Name For Sri Lanka Mail On Sun

[boingboing]

Old Persian name for Sri Lanka Mail on Sunday Prize Crossword 2 down
S???N?I? I know it's Serendip.... or Sarandib.... or Sarandip Which one should I use? Any help greatly appreciated, apologies if this has already been answered. Thanks

[dannyk13]

Sarandib

[redglenys]

Serendib

[mac44]

Serendip

[Toorak]

Serendib

[razza]

Serendip

[dannyk13]

blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/03/what-is-the-origin-of-serendipity/ 30 Mar 2012 ... Incidentally, the original Persian name for Sri Lanka (and in earlier times Ceylon) was Sarandib, a

[Calibax]

^^Well that clears that up then :o)

[boingboing]

Thanks everyone....going with Sarandib. Chances of me winning very minute anyway but I do like to finish the puzzle. Thanks again everyone.

[mac44]

In the write-up about the book The Three Princes Of Serendip it states that
Serendip is the Perso-Arabic name for Sri Lanka (Ceylon) :-)

[dannyk13]

We can only hope that either is acceptable to the setter.

[mac44]

Good morning Danny.

[dannyk13]

Good morning Mac

[inglepingle]

SERENDIP is old Persian name for Sri Lanka SARANDIB is Arabic for Sri Lanka ! GOOD LUCK!

[Robert23]

As there is only one letter "I" in both answers, it won't make any difference to the ISpy total unless you intend to post your entry.