كركم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the plant turmeric, its color, and related dyes or medicines. It also extends to the concept of sustenance or provision, possibly due to a Persian loanword.

Derived headwords

الْكَرْكُمُnoun

1.
turmeric (plant)both
A plant, the root of which is used as a spice and dye, known for its yellow color.
2.
saffronclassical
Identified by some as a synonym for saffron, a valuable spice and dye.
3.
yellow dyeclassical
A yellow dye, similar to wara, used for coloring fabrics.

مُكَرْكَمadjective

1.
dyed with turmericclassical
A garment or fabric that has been dyed with turmeric, giving it a yellow hue.

كِرْكَمَةnoun

1.
a piece of turmericclassical
A piece or lump of turmeric.
2.
saffronclassical
Referred to as saffron, particularly in the context of color.
3.
yellow colorclassical
The yellow color characteristic of turmeric or saffron.

الْكَرْكَمَانِيُّadjective

1.
medicine related to turmericclassical
A medicine attributed to or derived from turmeric, or a substance resembling cumin.

كَرْكَمَverb

1.
to dye yellowclassical
To dye something with turmeric or a similar yellow substance.

كَرْكَمَانnoun

1.
sustenance, provisionclassical
A Persian loanword meaning sustenance or provision, referring to one's livelihood.

Parallel reading

وثوب مكركم: مصبوغ بالكركم، وهو شبيه بالورس

And a makkarm garment: dyed with turmeric, which is similar to wara.

والكركم تسميه العرب الزعفران

And the Arabs call turmeric saffron.

قام على المركو ساق يفعمه، ... يرد فيه سؤره ويثلمه مختلطا عشرقه وكركمه

He stood on the platform, its ساق filling it... its overflow and erosion returning mixed with its blossoms and turmeric.

فعاد لونه كأنه كركمة

And his color returned as if it were a krkama (piece of turmeric/saffron).

والكركماني دواء منسوب إلى الكركم وهو نبت شبيه بالكمون

And al-Karkamani is a medicine attributed to turmeric, which is a plant resembling cumin.

والكركم الزعفران

And turmeric is saffron.

القطعة منه كركمة، بالضم

A piece of it is krkama, with damma.

كأن عيونها ... يذاف به ورس حديث وكركم

As if their eyes... were mixed with wara and turmeric.

فبصرت بعزب ملوم، ... فأخذت من رادن وكركم

So I saw a blameworthy camel... and I took from radin and turmeric.

فعاد ولونه كالكركمة

And his color returned like krkama (a piece of turmeric/saffron).

وزعم السيرافي أن الكركم والكركمان الرزق بالفارسية

And al-Sirafi claimed that al-kurkum and al-kurkaman mean sustenance in Persian.

لرزقه الغادي وكركمانه

For his morning sustenance and his provision.

ريخانه الغادي وكركمانه

His morning fragrance and his provision.

ورأيت في نسخة الكركم اسم العلك

And I saw in a copy that al-kurkum is the name for mastic.