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== Middle English == === Alternative forms === asur, asour, azur, azour, azure === Etymology === From Old French azur, in turn borrowed from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward), borrowed from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaziu̯r/, /ˈaːziu̯r/ === Noun === asure lapis lazuli ultramarine, azure pigment azure, blue (heraldry) azure, blue (tincture) ==== Descendants ==== English: azure Scots: asure → Welsh: asur ==== References ==== “ā̆sūr, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018. === Adjective === asure azure, blue ==== Descendants ==== English: azure Scots: asure ==== References ==== “ā̆sūr, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018. === See also ===