Zabarged

Zabarged arabice smaragdus gemma.

Apparatus:

Zabarged AC e | Zabarget B f

Translation:

Zabarged is Arabic for Latin smaragdus {"emerald"}, the precious stone.

Commentary:

Wehr (1976): ﺯﺑﺮﺟﺪ /zabarğad/ "chrysolite (min.)" Siggel (1950: 81): ﺯﺑﺮﺟﺪ /zabarğad/ e. Smaragd-Art, bes. Beryll {i.e. "a kind of emerald, esp. beryl"}.

See also: Smaragdos, Lapis zabarged , Zamorad

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