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زرمق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root entry primarily discusses a specific type of garment, a cloak or robe, often made of wool. Its origin is debated, with suggestions of Persian or Hebrew etymology, and it is described as a foreign word that has been Arabized.

Derived headwords

الزرمانقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Woolen robeboth

    A type of robe or cloak, specifically made of wool. It is considered an Arabized foreign word.

Parallel reading

الزرمانقة: جبة من صوف، وهي عجمية معربة.
The zarmanga: a robe of wool, and it is an Arabized foreign word.
أن موسى، عليه السلام، كانت عليه زرمانقة صوف لما قال له ربه: وأدخل يدك في جيبك تخرج بيضاء من غير سوء.
That Moses, peace be upon him, was wearing a woolen zarmanga when his Lord said to him: 'And put your hand into your pocket, it will come out white without harm.'
أن موسى، على نبينا وعليه الصلاة والسلام، لما أتى فرعون أتاه وعليه زرمانقة يعني جبة صوف.
That Moses, upon our Prophet and peace and blessings be upon him, when he came to Pharaoh, he came to him wearing a zarmanga, meaning a woolen robe.
قال أبو عبيد: أراها عبرانية، قال: والتفسير هو في الحديث، ويقال: هو فارسي معرب وأصله أشتربانه أي متاع الجمال، وفي النهاية: أي متاع الجمل.
Abu Ubaid said: I think it is Hebrew. He said: And the explanation is in the hadith, and it is said: it is an Arabized Persian, and its origin is 'ushturbana' meaning the baggage of camels, and in Al-Nihayah: meaning the baggage of the camel.