# lapis lazuli

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪ/

## Definitions
1. A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
2. A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lapis-lazuli