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Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܙܝܘܓ (zīwag), from a hypothetical Middle Persian (*zywk' /zīwag/, “mercury”), whence also Persian ژیوه (žive). From Middle Persian (zy(w)ndk' /zīndag, zīwandāg, zībandāg/, “living”), from (zyw /*zīwa-,*zība-/, “live”), from Old Persian 𐎪𐎡𐎺 (ji-i-v /jīva/), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós. For the sense development compare English quick and quicksilver. Akin to Old Armenian սնդիկ (sndik), Middle Armenian ժիպակ (žipak), Iranian borrowings.
Noun
زِئْبَق • (ziʔbaq) m
- (chemistry, uncountable) mercury (element), quicksilver
Declension
Declension of noun زِئْبَق (ziʔbaq)
| Singular
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basic singular triptote
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| Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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| Informal
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زِئْبَق
ziʔbaq
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الزِّئْبَق
az-ziʔbaq
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زِئْبَق
ziʔbaq
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| Nominative
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زِئْبَقٌ
ziʔbaqun
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الزِّئْبَقُ
az-ziʔbaqu
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زِئْبَقُ
ziʔbaqu
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| Accusative
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زِئْبَقًا
ziʔbaqan
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الزِّئْبَقَ
az-ziʔbaqa
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زِئْبَقَ
ziʔbaqa
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| Genitive
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زِئْبَقٍ
ziʔbaqin
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الزِّئْبَقِ
az-ziʔbaqi
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زِئْبَقِ
ziʔbaqi
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Synonyms
Descendants
Further reading
- Asatrian, Mushegh (2006) “Iranian Elements in Arabic: The State of Research”, in Iran and the Caucasus, volume 10, number 1, page 101
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 174