زئبق
See also: زيبق
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܙܝܘܓ (zīwag), from a hypothetical Middle Persian [script needed] (*zywk' /zīwag/, “mercury”), whence also Persian ژیوه (žive). From Middle Persian [script needed] (zy(w)ndk' /zīndag, zīwandāg, zībandāg/, “living”), from [script needed] (zyw /*zīwa-,*zība-/, “live”), from Old Persian 𐎪𐎡𐎺 (ji-i-v /jīva/), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós. For the sense development compare English quick and quicksilver. Akin to Old Armenian սնդիկ (sndik), Middle Armenian ժիպակ (žipak), Iranian borrowings.
Noun
زِئْبَق • (ziʾbaq) m
- (chemistry, uncountable) mercury (element), quicksilver
Declension
Declension of noun زِئْبَق (ziʾbaq)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زِئْبَق ziʾbaq | الزِّئْبَق az-ziʾbaq | زِئْبَق ziʾbaq |
| Nominative | زِئْبَقٌ ziʾbaqun | الزِّئْبَقُ az-ziʾbaqu | زِئْبَقُ ziʾbaqu |
| Accusative | زِئْبَقًا ziʾbaqan | الزِّئْبَقَ az-ziʾbaqa | زِئْبَقَ ziʾbaqa |
| Genitive | زِئْبَقٍ ziʾbaqin | الزِّئْبَقِ az-ziʾbaqi | زِئْبَقِ ziʾbaqi |
Synonyms
- زَاؤُوق (zāʾūq)
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: զիպակ (zipak)
Further reading
- Asatrian, Mushegh (2006), “Iranian Elements in Arabic: The State of Research”, in Iran and the Caucasus, volume 10, issue 1, page 101
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 174