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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latinpergamīna, from Ancient GreekΠεργαμηνός(Pergamēnós, “of Pergamon”), which is named for the Ancient city of Pergamon (modern Bergama) in Asia Minor, where it was invented as an expensive alternative for papyrus.
pergamentam bija vajadzīgs jauns tintes sastāvs, tāds, kas stabili ieēstos ādā ― the parchment needed a new kind of ink, one that would eat into the skin
ledusskapī glabājamie produkti jāietin pergamenta, folija vai polietilēna, tā produkti neapkaltīs ― foodstuffs to be conserved in a refrigerator must be wrapped in parchment, foil or polyethylene, so that they don't become dry on the surface
zem stikla vitrīnas muzejā mierīgi atdusas lielākais armēņu pergaments pasaulē ― under the glass showcase of the museum was, resting peacefully, the biggest Armenian perchment in the world
es simtgadīgo ķieģeļu kaudzē atradu vecu manuskriptu... tas bija arābu burtiem ar melnu un sarkanu tušu aprakstīts pergaments ― I found an old manuscript in a pile of hundred-year-old bricks... it was a parchment covered with Arabic letters in black and red ink
