Where does “zabarjadi” come from?
zabarjadi (Hausa) comes from Arabic زَبَرْجَد, from Classical Syriac ܙܡܪܓܕܐ, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.
zabarjadi (Hausa): chrysolite or topaz
Definitions
- chrysolite or topaz