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Purple (colour)
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Dark magenta colour
Forms
| alternative | ആർഗുവന |
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| alternative | ആർഗ്വന |
Etymology
Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlgwkʾn' /argawān/, “purple”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argawannu, “red purple”), probably via Aramaic, cf. Classical Syriac ܐܪܓܘܢܐ (ʾargəwānā).
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