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Where does “قُرْطُم” come from?

قُرْطُم (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܩܰܪܛܶܡ — to cut off gently, to trim; to cut short, to trim.

قُرْطُم (Arabic): safflower

Definitions

  1. safflower

Ancestry of “قُرْطُم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐsafflower
2Classical Syriacܩܰܪܛܶܡto cut off gently, to trim; to cut short, to trim

Words derived from “قُرْطُم”

  • carthamin
  • Carthamus
  • carthamus
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