زبرجد

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Arabic

زَبَرْجَد
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

زَبَرْجَد (zabarjadm

  1. chrysolite, olivine, peridot
  2. aquamarine

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: زبرجد (zebarjad)

See also

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis (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 (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 222