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ح ر ق م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to specific types of leather or dyed materials, particularly red ones. It is noted as being neglected by some lexicographers but is found in classical poetry.

Derived headwords

حَرَقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Red leatherclassical

    A type of leather, specifically red leather, mentioned in classical poetry.

الحَراقمnoun
  1. 1.
    Leathersclassical

    The plural form referring to types of leather, particularly dyed ones.

الصوف الأحمرnoun
  1. 1.
    Red woolclassical

    Refers to red-dyed wool, as corrected from an initial reading.

Parallel reading

قرئ على شمر في شعر الحطيئة: (فقلت له أمسك فحسبك إنما ... سألتك صرفا من جياد الحراقم)
It was recited to Shamir from the poetry of Al-Hutay'ah: (And I said to him, 'Hold back, for it is enough for you, I only asked you for a drink of the fine red leathers.)'
قال (الحراقم: الأدم. والصرف) هكذا في النسخ، والصواب: والصوف (الأحمر)
He said, '(Al-Haram): The leathers. And Al-Sarf' – thus in the manuscripts, but the correct reading is: And the wool (red).'