زرنيخ

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • زَرْنِيق (zarnīq)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zarnīk) or [script needed] (zarīk, “golden”). Compare Persian زرنی (zarni, “orpiment”).

Noun

زِرْنِيخ • (zirnīḵ) m

  1. arsenic

Declension

Declension of noun زِرْنِيخ (zirnīḵ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal زِرْنِيخ
zirnīḵ 		الزِّرْنِيخ
az-zirnīḵ 		زِرْنِيخ
zirnīḵ
nominative زِرْنِيخٌ
zirnīḵun 		الزِّرْنِيخُ
az-zirnīḵu 		زِرْنِيخُ
zirnīḵu
accusative زِرْنِيخًا
zirnīḵan 		الزِّرْنِيخَ
az-zirnīḵa 		زِرْنِيخَ
zirnīḵa
genitive زِرْنِيخٍ
zirnīḵin 		الزِّرْنِيخِ
az-zirnīḵi 		زِرْنِيخِ
zirnīḵi

Descendants

  • → Middle Armenian: զառնեխ (zaṙnex), զառնիխ (zaṙnix), զռնեխ (zṙnex) (or from Persian)
  • → Maltese: żarnieq, żernieq not to be confused with żerniq
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