lapis lazuli

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lapis lazuli

/ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪ/ UK
/ˈlaz.jʊ.li/ UK
/ˌlæp.ɪs ˈlæz.(j)ə.li/ US
/ˈlæz.(j)ə.laɪ/ US
/ˈlæʒ.ə.li/ US
/ˈlæʒ.ə.laɪ/ US
/ləˈzu.li/ US

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From Middle English lapis lazuli, from Medieval Latin lapis (“stone”) + lazulī, genitive singular of lazulum (“lapis lazuli, azure, the sky”), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli, azure”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard). Compare azure, of the same origin.

noun lapides lazuli · lapis lazulis

countable, uncountable A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine. He saw the amber silk curtains wave to and fro: the middle window was open; in it stood a pillar of lapis lazuli, which supported an alabaster figure, Canova's Dansatrice.
Similar: lapis, lazuli, lazurite
countable, uncountable A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

adjective

Of a deep, bright blue, like that of the stone. I cannot convey to you the sheer and surreal scale of everything: the towering ship, the ropes, the ties, the anchor, the pier, the vast lapis lazuli dome of the sky.

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noun precious blue stone

Español	lapislázuli, cianea
한국어	청금석 cheonggeumseok
日本語	瑠璃 ruri, 琉璃 ruri, 青金石 seikinseki, ラピスラズリ rapisu razuri
中文	青金石 qīngjīnshí
हिन्दी	लाजवर्द lājvard, रावटी rāvṭī, वैडूर्य vaiḍūrya, वैदूर्य vaidūrya
Português	lápis-lazúli
Français	lapis-lazuli
Deutsch	Lapislazuli, Lapis Lazuli, Lasurstein, Lazurit
Italiano	lapislazzuli
Ελληνικά	λαζουρίτης lazourítis
Română	lapislazuli, lazurit
Русский	лазури́т lazurít, ля́пис-лазу́рь ljápis-lazúrʹ
Tiếng Việt	đá da trời, ngọc lưu ly
العربية	لَازَوَرْد lāzaward

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@misc{lapis_lazuli_2026,
  title = {lapis lazuli},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lapis%20lazuli},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}