# azul
## Aragonese
### Etymology

From Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈθul/
* Rhymes: -ul
* Syllabification: a‧zul

### Adjective

azul (plural azuls)
* blue

### References

* “azul”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).

### Adjective

azul (epicene, plural azules)
* blue

## Extremaduran
### Adjective

azul
* blue

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese azur (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈθul/ [aˈθuɫ]
* IPA: (standard) /aˈθul/ [aˈθuɫ]
* IPA: (seseo) /aˈsul/ [aˈsuɫ]
* Rhymes: -ul

### Adjective

azul m or f (plural azuis)
* blue (colour)
    Unha de cor azul, as outras son de vermella.One is blue, the others are red.

#### Inflection

* The plural may also be azules.

#### Derived terms

* azul mariño
* azulado
* azular
* azulexo

### Noun

azul m (plural azuis)
* (countable and uncountable) azure, blue (colour)
* (heraldry) azure
    Synonym: blao (obsolete)
** 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 308:rreluzíã cõtra o ssol os escudos, que erã pintados de ouro et de azurthe shields, painted in gold and azure, glittered against the sun

### See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text) :
| branco | gris | negro, preto |
| vermello; carmín | laranxa; castaño, marrón | amarelo; crema |
| verde lima | verde | menta; verde escuro |
| ciano; azul verdoso | cerúleo | azul |
| violeta; anil | maxenta; púrpura | rosa |

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “azur”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “azur”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “azul”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “azul”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “azul”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From Portuguese azul. Cognate with Kabuverdianu azul.

### Adjective

azul
* blue

## Kabuverdianu
### Etymology

From Portuguese azul.

### Adjective

azul
* blue

## Kabyle
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Interjection

azul
* hello

## Leonese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Adjective

azul (plural azules)
* blue

### References

* AEDLL

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese azur (“blue”), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of azur, from French.
Compare with Galician azul (“blue”), Spanish azul (“blue”), French azur (“azure”), Italian azzurro (“blue”) and English azure.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈzuw/ [aˈzuʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈzul/ [ɐˈzuɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈzul/ [ɐˈzuɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈzu.li/
* (Brazil)
** (Fluminense, brasiliense, florianopolitano, capixaba) IPA: /ɐ.ˈzuw/
** (Riverense Portuñol, gaúcho da pampa) IPA: /a.ˈzul/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -ul, (Brazil) -uw
* Hyphenation: a‧zul

### Adjective

azul m or f (plural azuis)
* blue

### Noun

azul m (plural azuis)
* blue

#### Derived terms

* antiazul
* azul e branco
* azul prussiano
* azul-bebê
* azul-celeste
* azul-cobalto
* azul-marinho
* azul-petróleo
* azul-real
* azulão
* azular
* azulzão
* azulzinho
* baleia-azul
* Barba Azul
* book azul
* chapim-azul
* cu azul
* gigante azul
* gralha-azuç
* grou-azul
* ifrita-de-coroa-azul
* luz azul
* nota azul
* pisco-de-peito-azul
* queijo azul
* sangue azul
* tela azul
* tela azul da morte
* tumbérgia-azul

#### Related terms

* azulado
* azur
* lápis-lazúli

#### See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text) :
| branco, alvo, cândido | cinza, gris, cinzento | preto, negro, atro |
| vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim | laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom | amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre |
| verde-limão | verde | verde-água; verde-menta |
| ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo | azul-bebê, azul-celeste | azul, índigo, anil |
| violeta, lilás | magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |
* azul céu
* azul gelo
* safira

### Further reading

* “azul”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “azul”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* açul (archaic)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of azur, from French. Cognate with English azure.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /aˈθul/ [aˈθul]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsul/ [aˈsul]
* Audio (Peru):(file)
* Rhymes: -ul
* Syllabification: a‧zul

### Adjective

azul m or f (masculine and feminine plural azules)
* blue
    Synonym: (obsolete) blao

### Noun

azul m (plural azules)
* blue
    Synonym: (obsolete) blao
* (Mexico, US, Philippines) a police officer
    Synonyms: policía, agente

#### Derived terms

* al azul
* arándano azul
* azul celeste
* azul cielo
* azul de cobalto
* azul de mar
* azul de Prusia
* azul de Sajonia
* azul de ultramar
* azul marino
* azul petróleo
* azul ruso
* azul turquí
* azul ultramarino
* azul ultramaro
* azulado
* azular
* azulejo
* azulenco
* azuloso
* ballena azul
* botón azul
* cardo azul
* cirujano azul
* conchita azul
* de oro y azul
* División Azul
* gigante azul
* mora azul
* pícea azul
* príncipe azul
* sangre azul
* seta de pie azul
* supergigante azul
* tacuarita azul
* trepador azul
* valeriana azul

#### Descendants

* → Bikol Central: asul
* → Cebuano: asul
* → Mecayapan Nahuatl: aso̱ltiꞌ
* → Tagalog: asul
* → Tlamacazapa Nahuatl: asol
* → Zoogocho Zapotec: azul

#### See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text) :
| blanco | gris | negro |
| rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
| lima | verde | menta |
| cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo | celeste, cerúleo | azul |
| violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa, rosado |

### Further reading

* “azul”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tarifit
### Etymology

Possibly from Tuareg ăhul (“to send a greeting”), coined by Mammeri Mouloud.

### Interjection

azul
* (neologism) hello

## Tashelhit
### Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Amazigh azul (“hello”), from Zenaga azul (“peace”)

### Interjection

azul
* hello

### References

Le Zenega des Tribus Senegalaises: Contribution a l'etude de la langue Berbere by Faidherbe Leon. page 80.

## Zoogocho Zapotec
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azul.

### Adjective

azul
* blue

### References

* Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎ (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 3