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زبرجد

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Arabic

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زَبَرْجَد
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Etymology

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From Classical Syriac ܙܡܪܓܕܐ (zəmargaḏā, zəmarraḡdā), from earlier ܐܙܡܪܓܕܐ (ʾezmarraḡdā), from Ancient Greek σμᾰ́ραγδος (smáragdos). Doublet of زُمُرُّد (zumurrud).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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زَبَرْجَد (zabarjadm

  1. chrysolite, olivine, peridot
  2. aquamarine

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Persian: زبرجد (zebarjad)

See also

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References

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  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis[1] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 5–6
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 61
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “زبرجد”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 222