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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ზურმუხტი (zurmuxṭi), from the earlier antecedent of Persian زمرد (zomorrod), according to Ačaṙean via Old Armenian զմրուխտ (zmruxt), earlier *զումուրուխտ (*zumuruxt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zurmuxtʼi/,
- Hyphenation: ზურ‧მუხ‧ტი
Noun
ზურმუხტი • (zurmuxṭi)
- emerald
Descendants
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զմրուխտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 102a
Further reading
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ზურმუხტი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 170