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- Persian · derived fromلاژورد“blue color”
- English todayazurite
From Persian لاژورد (lâžvard, “blue color”).
Words from the same roots
Persianلاژورد all →
lazurite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
azurite
Today it means: A blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu²⁺₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper. Full definition →
Persian لاژورد