argaman
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A particular purple dye or color.
- An Israeli wine grape.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew (modern) אַרְגָּמָן (purple, crimson) derived from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (purple, red-purple).
Origin
Akkadian
𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡
Gloss
purple, red-purple
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ἄργεμον Ancient Greek
- ارغوان Persian
- אַרְגָּמָן Hebrew (modern)
- ארגון Hebrew (modern)
- ארגמן Hebrew (modern)
- אַרְגְּוָונָא Aramaic
- ܐܪܓܘܢܐ Classical Syriac
- 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 Akkadian
- 𒅈𒄰𒈠𒀸 Hittite
- 𐎀𐎗𐎂𐎎𐎐 Ugaritic