زمرذ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses the gemstone emerald, its etymology, and its distinction from a similar stone, the peridot. It delves into linguistic debates regarding the origin of the word and variations in pronunciation and spelling.

Derived headwords

الزُّمُرُّدnoun

1.
emeraldboth
A precious green gemstone, a variety of beryl. It is often associated with beauty and value.

الزُّمُرُّدnoun

1.
peridotclassical
A distinct type of gemstone, differentiated from the emerald, though sometimes confused with it.

الزّبرجدnoun

1.
peridotclassical
A gemstone, often green, that is distinct from the emerald (زمرد). The entry discusses its etymological relationship and potential confusion with زمرد.

Parallel reading

الزمرذ، بالضمات وشد الراء

Al-zumurrud, with dammah on the first letter and a shaddah on the ra'.

هو الزبرجد

It is the peridot.

هاكذا في الصحاح

Thus it is in Al-Sihah.

وهو (معرب)

And it is (a loanword).

قال ابن قتيب داله مهملة

Ibn Qutaybah said its dal is unpointed.

وصوب الأصمعي الإعجام

And Al-Asma'i corrected it with a dot (i'jam).

ونقله في البارع وصححه

And he transmitted it in Al-Barra' and corrected it.

وقال بعض بالوجهين

And some said with both ways.

وعن الأزهري فتح الراء أيضا

And from Al-Azharī, the ra' is also فتح (fathah).

إن الزبرجد تعريب الزمرد

That the peridot is an Arabicization of al-zumurrud.

وليس كذالك، بل الزبرجد نوع آخر من الحجارة

And it is not so, rather al-zuburjud is another type of stone.

وقيل: ابن معدنه بالقرب من معدن الزمرذ

And it was said: its mine is near the mine of al-zumurrud.

وهاذا نص في المغايرة

And this is explicit in the distinction.

وفرق جماعة آخرون بأن الزمرذ أشد خضرة من الزبرجد

And another group differentiated by saying that al-zumurrud is more intensely green than al-zuburjud.