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الزنجفر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a specific type of red pigment or dye, often associated with cinnabar. It describes the substance itself and its application as a coloring agent.

Derived headwords

الزِّنْجَفْرnoun
  1. 1.
    cinnabarboth

    A bright red mineral, mercury sulfide, used as a pigment and historically as a source of mercury.

  2. 2.
    red pigmentclassical

    A general term for a red coloring substance, often derived from cinnabar.

زَنْجَفَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    cinnabar-coloredboth

    Having the color of cinnabar, a bright red hue.

Parallel reading

الزِّنْجَفْر، بالضم: صبغ م.
Al-zinjafir, with dammah: a colored substance.