զմրուխտ

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[edit] Armenian

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From Old Armenian զմրուխտ; see it for more.

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զմրուխտ (zmruxt)

  1. emerald

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[edit] Old Armenian

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From earlier *զումուրուխտ (zumuruxt), from Middle Persian *zumurruft. This, Modern Persian زمرد (zumurrud, zomorrod) and Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smaragdos) are related and are borrowed either from Semitic or from Sanskrit. Persian زمرد (zumurrud) is the source of Arabic زمرد (zumúrrud), Turkish zümrüd, Russian изумруд. Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smaragdos) ultimately gave English emerald, French émeraude, German Smaragd, Russian смарагд, etc.

[edit] Noun

զմրուխտ (zmruxt)  (singular genitive զմրխտի or զմրխտոյ, plural genitive զմրխտաց)

  1. emerald

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or

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[edit] References

  • զմրուխտ in M. Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • զմրուխտ in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836-37), Nor Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean Lezui (Venice)
  • զմրուխտ” in H. Ačaṙean (1926-35), Hayerēn Armatakan Baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971-79
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