زرقون
Arabic
Alternative forms
- زَرْجُون (zarjūn), إِسْرِقُون (ʔisriqūn)
Etymology
From Middle Persian zlgwn' (/zargōn/) (Persian زرگون (zargun, literally “gold-colored”)), from Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam (“gold”). Doublet of إِسْرِنْج (ʔisrinj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zar.quːn/
Noun
زَرْقُون • (zarqūn) m
- red lead, minium
- Synonyms: إِسْرِنْج (ʔisrinj), أَحْمَر الرَصَاص (ʔaḥmar ar-raṣāṣ)
- zircon, a red gemstone
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | زَرْقُون zarqūn |
الزَّرْقُون az-zarqūn |
زَرْقُون zarqūn |
| nominative | زَرْقُونٌ zarqūnun |
الزَّرْقُونُ az-zarqūnu |
زَرْقُونُ zarqūnu |
| accusative | زَرْقُونًا zarqūnan |
الزَّرْقُونَ az-zarqūna |
زَرْقُونَ zarqūna |
| genitive | زَرْقُونٍ zarqūnin |
الزَّرْقُونِ az-zarqūni |
زَرْقُونِ zarqūni |
Descendants
- → Aragonese: azercol
- → Catalan: atzarcó, atzercó
- → German: Zirkon (see there for further descendants)
- → Ancient Greek: συρικόν (surikón)
- → Arabic: إِسْرِنْج (ʔisrinj), سِرِنْج (sirinj), أُسْرُنْج (ʔusrunj)
- → Persian: اسرنج
- → Arabic: إِسْرِنْج (ʔisrinj), سِرِنْج (sirinj), أُسْرُنْج (ʔusrunj)
- → Italian: giargone
- →? Italian: Zarcone
- → Spanish: azarcón
- → Portuguese: zarcāo, azarcāo