ארגמן

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Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu).

Noun

אַרְגָּמָן (argamánm (singular construct אַרְגְּמַן־)

  1. Tyrian purple

See also

Colors in Hebrew · צְבָעִים (ts'va'ím) (layout · text)
     לָבָן (laván)      אפוראָפֹר (afór)      שחורשָׁחֹר (shakhór)
             אדוםאָדֹם (adóm); אַרְגָּמָן (argamán)              כתוםכָּתֹם (katóm); חוּם (khum)              צהובצָהֹב (tsahóv); קרֶם (krem)
             ליים (láym)              ירוקיָרֹק (yarók)              ירוק נענעיָרֹק נַעְנַע (yarók nána)
             צִיאָן (tsi'án)              תְּכֵלֶת (t'khélet)              כחולכָּחֹל (kakhól)
             סגולסָגֹל (sagól); אִינְדִּיגוֹ (índigo)              מָגֶ׳נְטָה (madjénta); סגולסָגֹל (sagól)              ורודוָרֹד (varód)

Noun

אַרְגָּמָן (argamánm (singular construct אַרְגְּמַן־)

  1. argaman (an Israeli wine grape)
  2. argaman (Israeli variety of wine)
    הוא קנה בקבוק מרלו ארגמן ואז שתה את כלו.
    hu kaná bakbúk merló argamán v'az shatá et kuló.
    He bought a bottle of Merlot-Argaman and then drank all of it.

References

  • ארגמן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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