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argaman

/ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡəmən/

argaman noun: a particular purple dye or color.

Noun

argaman (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A particular purple dye or color.
    • 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.2012, Mika Virpiranta, Sun Cults versus Thunder Cults
    Synonyms:
    argamannu
  2. An Israeli wine grape.

Synonyms of argaman

Origin of argaman

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

Questions about argaman

What does argaman mean?
Argaman means a particular purple dye or color.
What part of speech is argaman?
Argaman is a noun.
How do you pronounce argaman?
Argaman is pronounced /ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡəmən/.

Words near argaman in the dictionary

  1. argalas
  2. argali
  3. argalis
  4. Argalong
  5. argals
  6. argaman
  7. argamannu
  8. argan
  9. argand
  10. Argand burner
  11. Argand burners

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