زمرد

Arabic

زُمُرُّد

Etymology

From Persian زمرد (zomorrod), from earlier ازمرد (uzmurud), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭦𐭬𐭡𐭥𐭫𐭲 (ʾwzmbwlt), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zu.mur.rud/

Noun

زُمُرُّد • (zumurrud) m

1. emerald

Declension

Declension of noun زُمُرُّد (zumurrud)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُمُرُّد zumurrud	الزُّمُرُّد az-zumurrud	زُمُرُّد zumurrud
Nominative	زُمُرُّدٌ zumurrudun	الزُّمُرُّدُ az-zumurrudu	زُمُرُّدُ zumurrudu
Accusative	زُمُرُّدًا zumurrudan	الزُّمُرُّدَ az-zumurruda	زُمُرُّدَ zumurruda
Genitive	زُمُرُّدٍ zumurrudin	الزُّمُرُّدِ az-zumurrudi	زُمُرُّدِ zumurrudi

Derived terms

• زُمُرُّدِيّ (zumurrudiyy)

See also

• زَبَرْجَد (zabarjad, “aquamarine”)

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Persian

زمرد

Etymology

From Early New Persian ازمرد (uzmurud), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭦𐭬𐭡𐭥𐭫𐭲 (ʾwzmbwlt), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos).

Noun

Dari	زمرد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зумуррад

زمرد • (zomorrod)

1. emerald

Related terms

• زمردی (zomorrodi)

Descendants

• → Arabic: زُمُرُّد (zumurrud)
  • → Malay: zamrud
• → Azerbaijani: zümrüd
• → Mandarin: 祖母綠／祖母绿 (zǔmǔlǜ), 祖母绿 (zǔmǔlǜ)
• → Old Armenian: զմրուխտ (zmruxt)
  • → Georgian: ზურმუხტი (zurmuxṭi)
• → Russian: изумруд (izumrud)

References

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