قرطم

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Arabic

قُرْطُمCarthamus tinctorius

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐ (qūrṭəmā, safflower), from ܩܰܪܛܶܡ (qarṭem, to cut off gently, to trim), from the plucking off petals which are used for dyeing.

Pronunciation

Noun

قُرْطُم (qurṭumm

  1. distaff thistle (Carthamus gen. et spp.)

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Löw, Immanuel (1922) “Semitische Färberpflanzen”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 1, pages 111–114

Further reading

  • قرطم on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
  • qrṭm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–