زرنيخ
Arabic
Alternative forms
- زَرْنِيق (zarnīq)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (zarnīk) or [script needed] (zarīk, “golden”). Compare Persian زرنی (zarnī, “orpiment”).
Noun
زِرْنِيخ • (zirnīḵ) m
- arsenic
Declension
Declension of noun زِرْنِيخ (zirnīḵ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زِرْنِيخ zirnīḵ | الزِّرْنِيخ az-zirnīḵ | زِرْنِيخ zirnīḵ |
Nominative | زِرْنِيخٌ zirnīḵun | الزِّرْنِيخُ az-zirnīḵu | زِرْنِيخُ zirnīḵu |
Accusative | زِرْنِيخًا zirnīḵan | الزِّرْنِيخَ az-zirnīḵa | زِرْنِيخَ zirnīḵa |
Genitive | زِرْنِيخٍ zirnīḵin | الزِّرْنِيخِ az-zirnīḵi | زِرْنِيخِ zirnīḵi |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: զառնեխ (zaṙnex), զառնիխ (zaṙnix), զռնեխ (zṙnex) (or from Persian)