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Middle Persian

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Etymology

Usually derived from Byzantine Greek ἀδάμας (adámas), but the Greek word itself is now considered an oriental loanword. Compare Akkadian 𒋤𒉘 (elmēšu , “a valuable stone, perhaps amber”). Other Iranian reflexes of the same word: Manichaean Middle Persian ʾrmʾs, Northern Kurdish almas, almast, almaz, elmas, Zazaki almast, almas, elmas.

Noun

ʾlmʾs • (almās)

  1. steel
  2. diamond

Descendants

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