argaman
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן (argaman, “purple, crimson”), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu, “red-purple”).
Noun
argaman (uncountable)
- (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.
- An Israeli wine grape.
Translations
dye
wine-grape variety
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External links
Argaman (grape) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia