زرقون

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭦𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭭 (zargōn) (Persian زرگون (zargun, literally “gold-colored”)), from Ancient Greek Συρικόν (Surikón, “red lead”, literally “Syrian”) (also found as Latin Syricum), syn. σάνδυξ (sándux). إِسْرِنْج (ʔisrinj) is the same word. See Συρία (Suría), however also see *jr̥Hanyam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zar.quːn/

Noun

زَرْقُون • (zarqūn) m

  1. red lead, minium
    Synonyms: إِسْرِنْج (ʔisrinj), أَحْمَر الرَصَاص (ʔaḥmar ar-raṣāṣ)
  2. zircon, a red gemstone

Declension

Descendants

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