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زرمق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to a specific type of garment, possibly a woolen tunic or robe, with potential foreign origins and usage in classical Arabic literature and hadith.

Derived headwords

الزرمانقةnoun
  1. 1.
    woolen tunicclassical

    A garment made of wool, specifically a tunic or robe. It is mentioned in a hadith concerning Prophet Moses.

Parallel reading

الزرمانقة: جبة صوف.
Al-zarmanaqah: a woolen tunic.
أن موسى عليه السلام لما أتى فرعون أتاه وعليه زرمانقة
When Moses, peace be upon him, came to Pharaoh, he came to him wearing a zarmanaqah.
يعنى جبة صوف.
Meaning a woolen tunic.
أراها عبرانية.
I think it is Hebrew.
والتفسير هو في الحديث، ويقال: هو فارسي معرب.
And the explanation is in the hadith, and it is said: it is a Persian word Arabized.
وأصله " أشتربانه " أي متاع الجمال.
And its origin is 'ashtarbanah', meaning camel equipment.