زبرجد
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܙܡܪܓܕܐ (zəmargaḏā, zəmarraḡdā), from earlier ܐܙܡܪܓܕܐ (ʾezmarraḡdā), from Ancient Greek σμᾰ́ραγδος (smắragdos). Doublet of زُمُرُّد (zumurrud).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za.bar.d͡ʒad/
Noun
زَبَرْجَد • (zabarjad) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | زَبَرْجَد zabarjad |
الزَّبَرْجَد az-zabarjad |
زَبَرْجَد zabarjad |
| nominative | زَبَرْجَدٌ zabarjadun |
الزَّبَرْجَدُ az-zabarjadu |
زَبَرْجَدُ zabarjadu |
| accusative | زَبَرْجَدًا zabarjadan |
الزَّبَرْجَدَ az-zabarjada |
زَبَرْجَدَ zabarjada |
| genitive | زَبَرْجَدٍ zabarjadin |
الزَّبَرْجَدِ az-zabarjadi |
زَبَرْجَدِ zabarjadi |
Descendants
- → Persian: زبرجد (zebarjad)
See also
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis[1] (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[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 222