Smaragd

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsmæræɡd/, /sməˈræɡd/
• Rhymes: -æɡd

Origin

From Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, μάραγδος, from Semitic root b-r-q “to shoot lightning, to flash in darkness”, compare Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bareket, "emerald, flashing gem"), Akkadian .

Sanskrit मरकत from Semitic.

Persian zumrud (whence Turkish zümrüd, whence Russian изумруд) from Ancient Greek.

Full definition of smaragd

Noun

1. (obsolete) An emerald

Synonyms

• emerald

Related terms

• smaragdine

Anagrams

• dagmars