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Natural stone trade glossary, English and Arabic

The site's bilingual glossary in one table: 34 natural stone, finish, format, specification and mineral terms with English and Arabic definitions, Arabic spelling variants, Wikidata identifiers and sources.

Natural stone trade glossary, English and Arabic

Updated 9 November 2026

This table summarises the site glossary for anyone who wants to use the English and Arabic terms in specifications, databases or translation tools.

Contents

Group Terms
Stones and materials 10
Finishes 8
Formats 3
Specification and trade 6
Minerals and masterbatch 7

Method and limits

  • Finish definitions are taken from the site's stone-page texts.
  • Wikidata identifiers were checked on 9 November 2026.

How to cite

Phoenician Stone Group (2026). Natural stone trade glossary, English and Arabic (version 1.0.0) [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24108345

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