lapis lazuli
English
/ˌlapɪs ˈlazjʊlaɪ/, /ˌlæpɪs ˈlæz(j)əli/
noun
Definitions
- (mineral) A deep-blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
- (color) A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.
Etymology
Compound from Latin lapis (stone, a stone) + Latin lazulī (skies, heavens)derived from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lapis lazuli, azure) derived from Persian لاجورد (lapis lazuli, azure).
Origin
Persian
لاجورد
Gloss
lapis lazuli, azure
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- inlapidate English
- lapidable English
- lapidific English
- lapidify English
- lapidist English
- azureus Latin
- azurium Latin
- la Latin
- lapicida Latin
- lapidarius Latin
- lapidesco Latin
- lapideus Latin
- lapidicida Latin
- lapillus Latin
- lapis Latin
- lazulum Latin
- lazulī Latin
- azzurro Italian
- lapis Italian
- lapis lazuli Dutch, Flemish
- azul Spanish, Castilian
- lápida Spanish, Castilian
- lápiz Spanish, Castilian
- *lep- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- ラピスラズリ Japanese
- لازورد Arabic
- لَازَوَرْد Arabic
- لَازُوَرْد Arabic
- azur Old French
- llapis Catalan, Valencian
- लाजवर्द Hindi
- لاجورد Persian
- lazuardi Malay
- laps Albanian
- lacivərd Azerbaijani
- لاجورد Ottoman Turkish
- azur Old Portuguese
- azul Asturian
- ⲁⲥⲓⲗⲱⲛ Coptic
- azur Old Spanish
- լաջվարդ Middle Armenian
- azul Aragonese