yaqût

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic يَاقُوت (yāqūt, ruby; sapphire), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, a blue precious stone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑːˈquːt/

Noun

yaqût m (Arabic spelling یاقووت)

  1. ruby (gemstone)
    Synonym: lal

Declension

Declension of yaqût
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative yaqût yaqût
construct yaqûtê yaqûtên
oblique yaqûtî yaqûtan
demonstrative oblique yaqûtî wan yaqûtan
vocative yaqûto yaqûtino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative yaqûtek yaqûtin
construct yaqûtekî yaqûtine
oblique yaqûtekî yaqûtinan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “yaqût”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428