روناس

• رویناس (rōynās), روغناس (rōġnās)
• رویان (rōyān), رودینه (rōdīna), روذینه (rōḏīna) (obsolete)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥόϊνος (rhóïnos, “garnet, pomegranate-coloured”), influenced by روی (rōy, “copper”), plausibly also acquired via Aramaic attested in Classical Syriac ܪܘܙܢܘܣ.

روناس • (ronâs)

1. madder

• → Arabic: رُنّاس (runnās) — rare

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