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الزبرج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns adornment, decoration, and precious materials. It extends to describe fine, colorful things, including certain types of clouds.

Derived headwords

الزِّبْرِجnoun
  1. 1.
    Adornment, decorationboth

    Refers to embellishment, particularly that made with embroidery (وشي) or precious stones (جوهر).

  2. 2.
    Goldclassical

    Can refer to the precious metal gold.

  3. 3.
    Fine, reddish cloudsclassical

    Describes thin clouds that have a reddish hue.

مُزَبْرَجadjective
  1. 1.
    Decorated, adornedboth

    Describes something that has been embellished or made beautiful, often with fine materials.

زَبْرَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To adorn, to decorateboth

    The act of embellishing or making something beautiful, often with fine craftsmanship or materials.

Parallel reading

الزِّبْرِج، بالكسر: الزينة من وشي أو جوهر
Al-zibrij, with a kasra: adornment from embroidery or jewels.
والذهب
And gold.
والسحاب الرقيق فيه حمرة
And thin clouds containing redness.
وزبرج مزبرج: مزين
And zibrij muzabrij: decorated.