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قرطم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the safflower plant and its seeds, used for dye and oil. It also extends to the concept of coloring or dyeing.

Derived headwords

القُرْطُمnoun
  1. 1.
    safflower seedsboth

    safflower seeds

  2. 2.
    the sameboth

    the same

القُرْطُمnoun
  1. 1.
    safflower seedsboth

    safflower seeds

  2. 2.
    the sameboth

    the same

Parallel reading

القُرْطُم: حَبُّ العُصْفُرِ.
Al-qurṭum: the seeds of the safflower.
والقُرْطُمُ مِثْلُهُ.
And al-qurṭum is like it (referring to the plant or its dye).