A ruby (gem).
Etymology 1
From Middle English ruby , rube , from Old French rubi , from Medieval Latin rubīnus .
Noun
ruby (countable and uncountable , plural rubies )
A clear, deep, red variety of corundum , valued as a precious stone.
2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist , volume 100 , number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012 , page 128 :Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
( obsolete ) A red spinel .
A deep red colour .
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c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare , “The Tragedie of Macbeth ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , and Ed[ ward] Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , [ Act III, scene iv] :When now I thinke you can behold such sights, / And keepe the naturall Rubie of your Cheekes, / When mine is blanch'd with feare.
( heraldry ) The tincture red or gules .
1720 , Francis Nichols, Rudiments of Honour , page 296 :Elgin. Topaz a Saltier and Chief Ruby , on a Canton Pearl a Lyon Rampant Saphyr, which last is their paternal Coat; and the Field Topaz, and Saltier, and Chief Ruby , was the Arms of King Robert the Bruce , they altering the Field from Pearl (as he bore it) to Topaz.
1726 , John Guillim, The Banner Display'd; Or, an Abridgment of Guillim , page 504 :The Field is Ruby , on a Bend Topaz, three Martlets Diamond. [ ...] Checkie Topaz and Saphire, a Fesse within a Bordure Ruby , by the Name of Clifford .
1754 , John Lodge, The Peerage of Ireland; Or, a Genealogical History of the ... , page 71 :(1) Pearl, a Cross, Ruby , with the Effigies of our Saviour thereon, Topaz, born in Memory of one of the Family's fighting against the Turks. (2) Topaz, a Chief Indented, Saphire. (3) Ruby , three covered Cups, Topaz [ ...]
( uncountable , printing , UK , dated ) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil , standardized as 5½-point .
Synonym: ( US ) agate
A ruby hummer , a South American hummingbird , Clytolaema rubricauda .
A red bird-of-paradise , Paradisaea rubra .
Translations
type of gem
Afrikaans: robyn
Albanian: rubin (sq) m
Arabic: يَاقُوت (ar) m ( yāqūt )
Hijazi Arabic: ياقوت m ( yāgūt )
Armenian: սուտակ (hy) ( sutak )
Assamese: মাণিক ( manik ) , ডালিমা ( dalima ) , চুনী ( suni )
Asturian: rubín m
Azerbaijani: yaqut (az) , rubin
Belarusian: рубі́н m ( rubín )
Bengali: মাণিক্য (bn) ( manikko ) ইয়াকুত (bn) ( iẏakut ) , এয়াকুত (bn) ( eẏakut )
Bulgarian: руби́н (bg) m ( rubín ) , рубинено червено ( rubineno červeno )
Burmese: ကျောက်နီ (my) ( kyaukni )
Catalan: robí (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 紅寶石 / 红宝石 (zh) ( hóngbǎoshí )
Crimean Tatar: yahut , qan taş
Czech: rubín (cs) m
Danish: rubin (da) c
Dutch: robijn (nl) m or n
Esperanto: rubeno (eo)
Estonian: rubiin
Faroese: rubinur m
Finnish: rubiini (fi)
French: rubis (fr) m
Friulian: rubin m
Galician: rubí m
Georgian: ლალი (ka) ( lali ) , ბადახში (ka) ( badaxši )
German: Rubin (de) m
Greek: ρουμπίνι (el) n ( roumpíni )
Ancient: καρχηδόνιος m ( karkhēdónios )
Gujarati: માણેક n ( māṇek )
Hebrew: אֹדֶם (he) m ( ódem )
Hindi: मानिक (hi) m ( mānik ) , माणिक्य (hi) m ( māṇikya ) , याक़ूत m ( yāqūt ) , याकूत (hi) m ( yākūt ) , लाल (hi) m ( lāl ) , चूनी (hi) f ( cūnī ) , चुन्नी (hi) f ( cunnī )
Hungarian: rubin (hu)
Icelandic: rúbín m
Indonesian: mirah (id)
Irish: rúibín m
Italian: rubino (it) m
Japanese: ルビー (ja) ( rubī ) , 紅玉 ( こうぎょく, kōkyoku )
Kazakh: лағыл ( lağyl )
Khmer: ត្បូងទទឹម ( tboong tɔtɨm ) , ទទឹម (km) ( tɔtɨm )
Korean: 루비 (ko) ( rubi )
Kyrgyz: лаал ( laal )
Latin: rubinus m
Latvian: rubīns m
Laz: მჭითა თოლი ( mç̌ita toli )
Lezgi: лаал ( laal )
Lithuanian: rubinas m
Macedonian: рубин m ( rubin )
Malay: delima , bakam
Malayalam: മാണിക്യം (ml) ( māṇikyaṁ )
Maori: rūpi
Mingrelian: ლალი ( lali )
Mongolian: бадмаараг (mn) ( badmaarag )
Norman: rubis m
Norwegian: rubin (no) m
Persian: یاقوت (fa) ( yâqut ) , یاکند (fa) ( yâkand )
Polish: rubin (pl) m
Portuguese: rubi (pt) m
Romanian: rubin (ro) n
Russian: руби́н (ru) m ( rubín )
Sanskrit: माणिक्य (sa) n ( māṇikya )
Scottish Gaelic: rùbaidh f , dearg-sheud m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ру̀бӣн m
Roman: rùbīn (sh) m
Sinhalese: රතුකැට ( ratukæṭa )
Slovak: rubín (sk) m
Slovene: rubin (sl) m
Spanish: rubí (es) m
Svan: ლა̈ლ ( läl )
Swahili: yakuti class 9 /10
Swedish: rubin (sv) c
Tabasaran: якьут ( jaq̇ut )
Tagalog: rubi
Tajik: ёқут ( yoqut )
Telugu: కెంపు (te) ( kempu )
Thai: ทับทิม (th) ( táp-tim )
Turkish: yakut (tr)
Ukrainian: рубі́н m ( rubín )
Urdu: یاقوت (ur) ? ( yāqūt )
Uyghur: ياقۇت ( yaqut )
Uzbek: yoqut (uz)
Vietnamese: hồng ngọc
Volapük: rubain
Welsh: rhuddem m or f
Yiddish: רובין m ( rubin )
5½-point type
— see agate
See also
( reds ) red ; blood red , brick red , burgundy , cardinal , carmine , carnation , cerise , cherry , cherry red , Chinese red , cinnabar , claret , crimson , damask , fire brick , fire engine red , flame , flamingo , fuchsia , garnet , geranium , gules , hot pink , incarnadine , Indian red , magenta , maroon , misty rose , nacarat , oxblood , pillar-box red , pink , Pompeian red , poppy , raspberry , red violet , rose , rouge , ruby , ruddy , salmon , sanguine , scarlet , shocking pink , stammel , strawberry , Turkey red , Venetian red , vermilion , vinaceous , vinous , violet red , wine (Category: en:Reds )
carbuncle
corundum
spinel
Ruby on Wikipedia. Wikipedia
Further reading
David Barthelmy (1997–2024 ) “Ruby ”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database .
“ruby ”, in Mindat.org , Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024 .
Etymology 2
From the British 5½-point type size ruby (etymology 1), used for annotations in printed documents.
Etymology 2
Verb
ruby
Alternative form of robben
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈru.bɪ/
Rhymes: -ubɪ
Syllabification: ru‧by
Adjective
ruby
fat , thick
Declension
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masculine
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virile
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nominative
ruby
rube
rubŏ
rubi
rube
genitive
rubego
rubyj
rubych
dative
rubymu
rubyj
rubym
accusative
animate
rubego
rube
rubõ
rubych
rube
inanimate
ruby
instrumental
rubym
rubōm
rubymi
locative
rubym
rubyj
rubych
vocative
ruby
rube
rubŏ
rubi
rube
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