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زرقم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intense blueness, particularly of the eyes. It is used to denote a person with blue eyes and can be intensified to describe a striking or exceptionally blue eye color in women.

Derived headwords

زُرْقُمadjective
  1. 1.
    blue-eyedboth

    Describing a man who has blue eyes, often implying a particularly intense shade of blue.

زَرْقَاءُ زُرْقُمadjective
  1. 1.
    strikingly blue-eyedclassical

    Used to describe a woman with exceptionally blue eyes, emphasizing the intensity and striking nature of her eye color.

Parallel reading

الأصمعي ومما زادوا فيه الميم زرقم للرجل الأزرق.
Al-Asma'i: And among what they added the 'mim' to is 'zurqum' for the blue-eyed man.
إذا اشتدت زرقة عين المرأة قيل: إنها لزرقاء زرقم.
If the blueness of a woman's eye intensifies, it is said: 'She is a 'zarqā' zurqum' (strikingly blue-eyed).'
وقال بعض العرب: زرقاء زرقم، بيديها ترقم، تحت القمقم، والميم زائدة.
And some Arabs said: 'Zarqā' zurqum, with her hands she marks, under the stopper, and the 'mim' is extra.'