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حرقم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a place and specifically to red-dyed leather or wool. The primary usage found is in classical poetry, describing materials of a particular color.

Derived headwords

حَرَقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    placeclassical

    A location or a specific place.

الحَرَاقِمnoun
  1. 1.
    red leatherclassical

    Refers to tanned hides or leather that has been dyed red.

  2. 2.
    red woolclassical

    Refers to wool that has been dyed red.

Parallel reading

فقلت له: أمسك فحسبك، إنما ... سألتك صرفا من جياد الحراقم
So I said to him: Hold on, that's enough for you, I only ... asked you for fine red-dyed leather.
قال: الحراقم الأدم والصوف الأحمر
He said: Al-Haraqim are tanned hides and red wool.