زرقون

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭦𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭭‎ (zargōn) (Persian زرگون‎ (zargun)), from Ancient Greek Συρικόν (Surikón, “red lead”, literally “Syrian”) (also found as Latin Syricum), syn. σάνδυξ (sándux). إِسْرِنْج‎ (ʾisrinj) is the same word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zar.quːn/

Noun

زَرْقُون • (zarqūn) m

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

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