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azeviche.

jet (gemstone)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.zeˈvi.ʃi/Brazil/ɐ.zɨˈvi.ʃɨ/Portugal/ɐ.zɨˈbit.ʃɨ/Northern, Portugal[ɐ.zɨˈβit.ʃɨ]Northern, Portugal

  1. jet (gemstone)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps Proto-Iranian *xšáfš Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /⁠xšapa⁠/) Middle Persian šp (/⁠šab⁠/) Middle Persian špk' (/⁠šabag⁠/)bor. Arabic سَبَج (sabaj) Andalusian Arabic سبج (sabáj)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese azaveche Portuguese azeviche Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azaveche, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic سبج (sabáj), from Arabic سَبَج (sabaj), borrowed from Middle Persian špk' (/⁠šabag⁠/), from šp (/⁠šab⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /⁠xšapa⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps.

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