yaqût

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• alqut, alqût, aqût

Etymology

From Arabic يَاقُوت (yāqūt, “ruby; sapphire”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “a blue precious stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑːˈquːt/

Noun

yaqût m (Arabic spelling یاقووت)

1. ruby (gemstone)

   Synonym: lal

Declension

Declension of yaqût

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	yaqût	yaqût
Construct	yaqûtê	yaqûtên
Oblique	yaqûtî	yaqûtan
Demonstrative oblique	wî yaqûtî	wan yaqûtan
Vocative	yaqûto	yaqûtino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	yaqûtek	yaqûtin
Construct	yaqûtekî	yaqûtine
Oblique	yaqûtekî	yaqûtinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “yaqût”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428