ზურმუხტი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ზურმუხტი (zurmuxṭi), from the earlier antecedent of Persian زمرد (zomorrod), according to Ačaṙean via Old Armenian զմրուխտ (zmruxt), earlier *զումուրուխտ (*zumuruxt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zurmuxtʼi/, [zuɾmuχtʼi]
• Hyphenation: ზურ‧მუხ‧ტი

Noun

ზურმუხტი • (zurmuxṭi)

1. emerald

Descendants

• → Bats: ზურმუხტ (zurmuxṭ)
• → Laz: ზურმუთი (zurmuti)
• → Mingrelian: ზურმუხტი (zurmuxṭi)
• → Svan: ზურმიხტუ̂ (zurmixṭû)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զմրուխտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 102a

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ზურმუხტი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 170