الماس

See also: ألماس‎

Persian
Dari Persian الماس‎
Iranian Persian الماس‎
Tajiki Persian алмос (almos)

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾlmʾs (almās); see there for further information.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔælˈmɒːs/

Noun

الماس • (almâs) (plural الماس‌ها‎ (almâs-hâ))

  1. diamond
    • 1330, Hamdullāh-i Mustawfī, Tārīx-i Guzīda
      الماس ... در دره‌های کوه سراندیب میباشد و از بیم افاعی درو نمیتوان رفت و بحیله و سعی طیور بیرون می‌آورند و بدین سبب پاره‌های بزرگ نمیتوان یافت.‎
      almās ... dar darra-hā-yi kōh-i Sarāndīb mē-bāšad wa az bīm-i afā'ī dar-ō namē-tawān raft wa ba-hīla u sa'y-i tuyūr bērūn mē-āwarand wa badīn sabab pāra-hā-yi buzurg namē-tawān yāft.
      Diamond ... is found in the valleys of mountain [groups] of Serendib, and it's not possible to go there because of the snakes, and they extract it using birds, so large pieces can not be obtained.

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “almās(t)”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 7

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian الماس‎

Noun

الماس • (almās) m (Hindi spelling अल्मास)

  1. diamond
  2. adamant

Synonyms
  • ہیرا‎
  • الماسی‎
  • الماس تراش‎
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