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القرمز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a specific type of red dye, its origin, and related terms. It also extends to describe something weak and a type of bread.

Derived headwords

القِرْمِزnoun
  1. 1.
    Armenian dyeclassical

    A red dye originating from Armenia, derived from the juice of insects found in their marshlands.

  2. 2.
    Cochinealclassical

    A red dye produced from a specific type of oak gall, which, if not collected promptly, transforms into a flying insect. The substance derived from this gall is known as 'al-qirmiz'.

القِرْمِيزadjective
  1. 1.
    Weakclassical

    Describing someone or something as weak or feeble.

القُرْمَازnoun
  1. 1.
    Leavened breadclassical

    A type of bread that has been leavened or made to rise.

Parallel reading

القرمز، بالكسر: صبغ إرمني، يكون من عصارة دود، يكون في آجامهم.
Al-qirmiz, with a kasra: an Armenian dye, which is from the juice of insects, found in their marshlands.
وقيل: هو أحمر كالعدس محبب، يقع على نوع من البلوط في شهر آذار، فإن غفل عنه، ولم يجمع، صار طائرا وطار.
And it was said: it is red like lentils, granular, found on a type of oak in the month of March. If it is neglected and not collected, it becomes a flying insect and flies away.
وهذا الحب منه شيء يسمى القرمز، من خاصيته صبغ ما كان حيوانيا كالصوف والقز دون القطن.
And this grain from it is something called al-qirmiz, whose property is to dye what is animal-based like wool and silk, but not cotton.
والقرميز: الضعيف.
And al-qirmiz: the weak one.
والقرماز، بالكسر: الخبز المحور.
And al-qurmaz, with a kasra: the leavened bread.