kurkum

turmeric, curcumin

كُرْكُم

Word

Noun · pattern فُعْلُم

Root

ك ر ك

In the library

ورأيتهم يحتفرون الرمل ويستخرجونها منه ويشقون بطنها ويرمون بما فيه ويحشونه بالكركم، وهم يسمونه زردشوبة، ومعناه العود الأصفر، وهو عندهم عوض الزعفران.

The Travels, page 205 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry
  • كُرْكِىٌّ Numidian crane; ardea virgo
    The Numidian crane; ardea virgo: also called إِوَزٌّ عِراَقِىٌّ, and وَزٌّ عِرَاقِىٌّ. See أَبُو العَيْزَارِ and غُرْنَيْقٌ.

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