ياقوت
See also: یاقوت
Arabic
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos), possibly via Sogdian [script needed] (yγwth /yaγūt/, “ruby”).
Noun
يَاقُوت • (yāqūt) m (plural يَوَاقِيت (yawāqīt))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | يَاقُوت yāqūt |
الْيَاقُوت al-yāqūt |
يَاقُوت yāqūt |
| nominative | يَاقُوتٌ yāqūtun |
الْيَاقُوتُ al-yāqūtu |
يَاقُوتُ yāqūtu |
| accusative | يَاقُوتًا yāqūtan |
الْيَاقُوتَ al-yāqūta |
يَاقُوتَ yāqūta |
| genitive | يَاقُوتٍ yāqūtin |
الْيَاقُوتِ al-yāqūti |
يَاقُوتِ yāqūti |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | يَاقُوتَيْن yāqūtayn |
الْيَاقُوتَيْن al-yāqūtayn |
يَاقُوتَيْ yāqūtay |
| nominative | يَاقُوتَانِ yāqūtāni |
الْيَاقُوتَانِ al-yāqūtāni |
يَاقُوتَا yāqūtā |
| accusative | يَاقُوتَيْنِ yāqūtayni |
الْيَاقُوتَيْنِ al-yāqūtayni |
يَاقُوتَيْ yāqūtay |
| genitive | يَاقُوتَيْنِ yāqūtayni |
الْيَاقُوتَيْنِ al-yāqūtayni |
يَاقُوتَيْ yāqūtay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | يَوَاقِيت yawāqīt |
الْيَوَاقِيت al-yawāqīt |
يَوَاقِيت yawāqīt |
| nominative | يَوَاقِيتُ yawāqītu |
الْيَوَاقِيتُ al-yawāqītu |
يَوَاقِيتُ yawāqītu |
| accusative | يَوَاقِيتَ yawāqīta |
الْيَوَاقِيتَ al-yawāqīta |
يَوَاقِيتَ yawāqīta |
| genitive | يَوَاقِيتَ yawāqīta |
الْيَوَاقِيتِ al-yawāqīti |
يَوَاقِيتِ yawāqīti |
Descendants
- → Afar: yaagút
- → Bengali: ইয়াকুত (iẏakut), এয়াকুত (eẏakut)
- → Swahili: yakuti
- → Northern Kurdish: yaqût
- → Middle Armenian: եաղութ (eaġutʻ)
- → Persian: یاقوت (yâqut) (see there for further descendants)
References
- Gharib, B. (1995) “yγwth”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 446b