الأحد، 1 يناير 2012

Origin of the word diamond




The word (diamond) derived from the ancient Greek "Adamas" meaning hardness, and "shops localization" of the hardness and if we are to trace the Greek word, the origin came from the languages ​​of ancient Eastern and then introduced into Greek and then Latin, but the meaning is the Greek, who left an impact on Science and Geology contemporary stones, and in most modern languages. The Greek word "Adamu" was translated as meaning "Adamas" There are several translations of the word that came Kanat descriptive of the Greek language into English "adamas", "I tame" or "I subdue" and settled meaning of the word "Adamas" Greek to describe the harshest and hardest metal known rights. Used the word (Diamond - Adamas) as meaning a synonym for the word "stores localization," but difficult to guess and predict at any point of history has become the item (stores localization) means the diamond "Adamas" as meaning a synonym for the meaning of the element steel was probably meaning a Alchorndom or rubies, known chemically as (aluminum oxide) is the second element after the diamond in hardness. As Plato ancient Greek philosopher realizes philosophy terms gems and was intended in that sense, diamonds, said Plato diamond in his writings many, particularly the statement in his book (the stones) is here taken, and you quoted and reported by other civilizations of the Greek every culture, according to perception, understanding and translation of meaning, not literally, but the Arabs has brought her as they are on what is believed?! Especially in the Abbasid period, when the largest translation movement known to humanity, it included the translation of science and human knowledge known to other civilizations, as he was known before that Baldr, it was the Arabs call the word Durr a lot of gems to the similarity between colors and qualities.
Origin of the word diamond in Arabic did not come from the adjective or participle (shops localization) but came with excerpts and distortion from the Greek word as the name as stated in the tongue of the Arabs for years perspective as well as Ibn al-Athir and many dictionaries of the Arabic language and remind them what was in the tongue of the Arabs for diamonds, he said: It is parsed Ozmas Greek has distorted when Arabization heart are altered to the L to the convergence of image and exits and harmony at the word and when speech and is also said that the tribes of Arab nomads primitive in Africa and the Middle East have used the word Omamas or diamonds and was pronounced (Alolmaz or Alolmaz), plural Almaza according to the tone of the bike in those areas when they expanded their trade with each other and between India and Europe have used these rare stones existence of financial intermediation or a trade exchange, as the first currency of material world has ever known, and has been trading diamonds as currency in East India and West after the noted its importance to the handling and use.

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