Etymology

argaman

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Today it means: A particular purple dye or color. Full definition →

Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן ← Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡
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  1. Akkadian · derived from𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡“red-purple”
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromאַרְגָּמָן“purple, crimson”
  3. English todayargaman

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

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