قرمز
Arabic
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *kʷŕ̥mis |
From Persian *کرمست (*kermest), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”). Compare Old Armenian կարմիր (karmir), Hebrew כַּרְמִיל (karmīl), Iranian borrowings.
Noun
قِرْمِز • (qirmiz) m
- kermes insect (Kermes ilicis, an insect found on the kermes oak that is used to make crimson dyes)
- kermes dye color, a shade of red similar to crimson, scarlet or vermillion.
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قِرْمِز qirmiz |
الْقِرْمِز al-qirmiz |
قِرْمِز qirmiz |
| nominative | قِرْمِزٌ qirmizun |
الْقِرْمِزُ al-qirmizu |
قِرْمِزُ qirmizu |
| accusative | قِرْمِزًا qirmizan |
الْقِرْمِزَ al-qirmiza |
قِرْمِزَ qirmiza |
| genitive | قِرْمِزٍ qirmizin |
الْقِرْمِزِ al-qirmizi |
قِرْمِزِ qirmizi |
Derived terms
- قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy)
Descendants
- →⇒ Medieval Latin: cremesinus
- → Persian: قرمز (qermez)
- → Urdu: قرمز (qirmiz)
- → Polish: alkiermes, alkermes, alchermes (Middle Polish)
- → Portuguese: alquermes, quermes
See also
| أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ), أَشْيَب (ʔašyab) | رَمَادِيّ (ramādiyy), أَشْهَب (ʔašhab), أَغْبَر (ʔaḡbar), أَعْفَر (ʔaʕfar), رَصَاصِيّ (raṣāṣiyy) | أَسْوَد (ʔaswad), غِرْبِيب (ḡirbīb), أَحَمّ (ʔaḥamm), أَدْهَم (ʔadham) |
| أَحْمَر (ʔaḥmar), أَصْهَب (ʔaṣhab); قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy) | أَمْغَر (ʔamḡar), بُرْتُقَالِيّ (burtuqāliyy); بُنِّيّ (bunniyy), أَسْمَر (ʔasmar), أَشْعَل (ʔašʕal), أَشْهَل (ʔašhal) | أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar), أَشْقَر (ʔašqar); قِشْدِيّ (qišdiyy) |
| لِيمِيّ (līmiyy) | أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar), أَحْوَى (ʔaḥwā) | نَعْنَاعِيّ (naʕnāʕiyy), زُمُرُّدِيّ (zumurrudiyy) |
| سَمَاوِيّ (samāwiyy), فَيْرُوزِيّ (fayrūziyy); حَذَفِيّ (ḥaḏafiyy), شَرْشِيرِيّ (šaršīriyy) | لَازُوَرْدِيّ (lāzuwardiyy), بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy) | أَزْرَق (ʔazraq) |
| بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy), فِرْفِيرِيّ (firfīriyy); نِيلِيّ (nīliyy) | فُوشِيّ (fūšiyy); أُرْجُوَانِيّ (ʔurjuwāniyy) | وَرْدِيّ (wardiyy), زَهْرِيّ (zahriyy) |
References
- Korn, Agnes, Warning, Georg (26 July 2017) “Armenian karmir, Sogdian karmīr ‘red’, Hebrew karmīl and the Armenian Scale Insect Dye in Antiquity”, in Gaspa, Salvatore, Michel, Cécile, Nosch, Marie-Louise, editors, Textile Terminologies from the Orient to the Mediterranean and Europe, 1000 BC to 1000 AD[1], Lincoln, Nebraska: Zea Books, , →ISBN, pages 173–187
Persian
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *kwŕ̥mis |
Borrowed from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Persian کرمست (*kermest), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”), whence also the inherited doublet کرم (kerm, “worm”).
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /qiɾ.ˈmiz/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qɪɾ.mɪz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qeɹ.mez]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qiɾ.miz]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | qirmiz |
| Dari reading? | qirmiz |
| Iranian reading? | ġermez |
| Tajik reading? | qirmiz |
Noun
قرمز • (qermez)
- kermes insect (Kermes ilicis, an insect found on the kermes oak that is used to make crimson dyes)
- crimson, scarlet, vermillion, red
- قرمزی روز ― qermezi-ruz ― red sky before sunrise.
- sanguine
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Urdu: قرمز (qirmiz)
References
- Korn, Agnes, Warning, Georg (26 July 2017) “Armenian karmir, Sogdian karmīr ‘red’, Hebrew karmīl and the Armenian Scale Insect Dye in Antiquity”, in Gaspa, Salvatore, Michel, Cécile, Nosch, Marie-Louise, editors, Textile Terminologies from the Orient to the Mediterranean and Europe, 1000 BC to 1000 AD[2], Lincoln, Nebraska: Zea Books, , →ISBN, pages 176–178
Urdu
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *kʷŕ̥mis |
Borrowed from Classical Persian قرمز (qirmiz), from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Persian *کرمست (*kermest), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qɪɾ.mɪz/
Noun
قرمز • (qirmiz) m (Hindi spelling क़िरमिज़)
- carmine, crimson lake
- kermes (Kermes ilicis, an insect found on the kermes oak that is used to make the deep reddish carmine dye); cochineal
- vermilion
- crimson
Derived terms
- قرمزی (qirmizī)