argaman

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word argaman. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word argaman, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say argaman in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word argaman you have here. The definition of the word argaman will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofargaman, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן (argaman, “purple, crimson”), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu, “red-purple”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡəmən/

Noun

argaman (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A particular purple dye or color.
    Synonym: argamannu
    • 2012, Mika Virpiranta, Sun Cults versus Thunder Cults:
      This purple light of Venus-Sophia-Lucifer was symbolized with purple colour. And this is where argaman purple was needed exclusively: as most crucial part of anointment oil mixture.
  3. An Israeli wine grape.

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia