ܩܶܪܡܶܙ qrmz qermez kermes, red colour
NP, Arab. qirmiz kermes, an insect produced upon the kermes-oak, and used in dyeing red; hence, crimson (Steingass 966); cf. OP *kr̥miča- little worm (Hinz 1975, 152), witnessed by the Elam. proper noun kur-mi-iz-za little worm, that Gershevitch (1969b, 186) connects with OInd. kπmi- worm, kπmija- produced by worms, as silk (Monier-Williams 1899, 305; cf. Mancini 1992, 29 n. 25; Mayrhofer EWA 1, 394), NP kirm worm (Steingass 1024) ● Yézidis 115, 12; Bh ad Gn 38, 30; Bh ad Ex 25, 4 ◆ LS 697a