قرمز

العربية

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قرمز

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PIE word

*kʷŕ̥mis

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš

Persian کرمست* (*kermest)bor.

Arabic قرمز

From Persian *کرمست (*kermest), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”). Compare Old Armenian կարմիր (karmir), Hebrew כַּרְמִיל (karmīl), Iranian borrowings. First attested in 791

noun قِرْمِز · qirmiz · الْقِرْمِز · قِرْمِزٌ

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.

In English

crimson deep, slightly bluish red

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MLA

"قرمز." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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قرمز. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2

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"قرمز." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قرمز},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}