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Etymology · Arabic

لَازَوَرْد

2 English words descend from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, most common first.

azureThe clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.
lazuriteA mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na₄₋₅Al₃Si₃O₁₂S.