زمرد

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian زمرد (zumurrud / zomorrod), from earlier ازمرد (uzmurud / ozmorod), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwzmbwlt /⁠uzumburd⁠/), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos). Doublet of زَبَرْجَد (zabarjad).

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)

Descendants

  • → Malay: zamrud
  • → Somali: sumurud
  • → Swahili: zumaridi

See also

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زُمُرُّد (zumurrud).

Noun

زمرد • (zamurrúd) m

  1. emerald

References

  • “زمرد”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.

Persian

Etymology

From Early New Persian ازمرد (uzmurud), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwzmbwlt /⁠uzumburd⁠/), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos). Compare Old Armenian զմրուխտ (zmruxt), Old Georgian ზურმუხტი (zurmuxṭi), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? zumurrud
Dari reading? zamarrud
Iranian reading? zomorrod
Tajik reading? zumurrad, zumrad

Noun

زمرد • (zumurrud / zomorrod) (Tajik spelling зумуррад, or зумрад)

  1. emerald
  • زمردی (zumurrudī / zomorrodi)

Descendants

References

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