الماس

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See also: ألماس

Persian

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Dari الماس
Iranian Persian
Tajik алмос

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian ʾlmʾs (almās); see there for further information.

Pronunciation

Noun

الماس (almâs) (plural الماس‌ها (almâs-hâ))

  1. diamond
    • 1330, Hamdullāh-i Mustawfī, Tārīx-i Guzīda
      الماس ... در دره‌های کوه سراندیب میباشد و از بیم افاعی درو نمیتوان رفت و بحیله و سعی طیور بیرون می‌آورند و بدین سبب پاره‌های بزرگ نمیتوان یافت.
      almās ... dar darra-hā-yi kōh-i Sarāndīb mē-bāšad wa az bīm-i afā'ī dar-ō namē-tawān raft wa ba-hīla u sa'y-i tuyūr bērūn mē-āwarand wa badīn sabab pāra-hā-yi buzurg namē-tawān yāft.
      Diamond ... is found in the valleys of mountain [groups] of Serendib, and it's not possible to go there because of the snakes, and they extract it using birds, so large pieces can not be obtained.

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “almās(t)”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 7

Urdu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian الماس

Noun

الماس (almāsm (Hindi spelling अलमास)

  1. diamond
  2. adamant

Synonyms