argaman

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argaman

  • /ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡəmən/

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. historical, uncountable 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.

    Similar: argamannu

  2. uncountable An Israeli wine grape.

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noun wine-grape variety

עבריתאַרְגָּמָן 'argamán

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@misc{argaman_2026,
  title = {argaman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/argaman},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}