Arabic

Noun

قِرْمِز • ‎(qirmiz) ?

1. kermes insect (Kermes ilicis, an insect found on the kermes oak that is used to make crimson dyes)
2. crimson, scarlet, vermillion, red

Declension

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• قِرْمِزيّ

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْمِز ‎(qirmiz), ultimately from Sanskrit कृमिज ‎(kṛmija, “worm-made”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɢeɾˈmez/

Noun

قرمز • ‎(qermez)

1. kermes insect (Kermes ilicis, an insect found on the kermes oak that is used to make crimson dyes)
2. crimson, scarlet, vermillion, red

   • قرمزی روز (qermezi-ruz) — red sky before sunrise.

3. sanguine

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• قرمزی ‎(qermezi)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian قرمز, from Arabic قِرْمِز ‎(qirmiz), ultimately from Sanskrit कृमिज ‎(kṛmija) (worm-made)

Noun

قرمز • ‎(qirmiz) m ‎(Hindi spelling क़िरमिज़)

1. kermes insect (Kermes ilicis, an insect found on the kermes oak that is used to make crimson dyes)
2. cochineal
3. crimson, vermilion

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• قرمزی ‎(qirmizī)