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قرمز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a specific type of red dye, often described as Armenian, derived from insects. It also extends to refer to bread made with this dye or a similar red coloring.

Derived headwords

القِرْمِزnoun
  1. 1.
    Armenian red dyeclassical

    A red dye, said to be of Armenian origin, derived from the juice of insects found in their lands. It is a Persian loanword.

  2. 2.
    Red coloringclassical

    A red color, likened to the dye, used to describe adornment or appearance.

القِرْمَازnoun
  1. 1.
    Dyed breadclassical

    Bread that has been colored or prepared with the red dye (qirmiz).

قرمزother
  1. 1.
    Red dye (loanword)classical

    A Persian loanword referring to a red dye, often associated with Armenian origins and insect sources.

Parallel reading

القرمز: صبغ أرمني أحمر يقال إنه من عصارة دود يكون في آجامهم، فارسي معرب
Al-qirmiz: an Armenian red dye, said to be from the juice of worms found in their thickets, a Persian loanword.
جاء من الدهنا ومن آرابه ... لا يأكل القرماز في صنابه ولا شواء الرغف مع جوذابه ... إلا بقايا فضل ما يؤتى به من اليرابيع ومن ضبابه
He came from Al-Dahna and from his kin... he does not eat the qirmiz in its preparation, nor roasted meat with its accompaniments... except for leftovers brought from jerboas and locusts.
أراد بالقرماز الخبز المحور، وهو معرب
He intended by al-qirmiz the dyed bread, and it is a loanword.
ورد في تفسير قوله تعالى: فخرج على قومه في زينته؛ قال: كالقرمز هو صبع أحمر
It is mentioned in the exegesis of the Almighty's saying: 'So he went out to his people in his adornment'; he said: 'Like al-qirmiz, it is a red dye.'
ويقال إنه حيوان تصبغ به الثياب فلا يكاد ينصل لونه، وهو معرب
And it is said to be an animal with which clothes are dyed, and its color hardly fades, and it is a loanword.