رَقْمٌ
Root: رقم
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رَقْمٌ
is originally an Verbal.Noun [of 1, q. v.]: and hence رَقْمُ الثَّوْبِ
The writing [or price-mark, &c.,] upon the garment, or piece of cloth. [Hence also الرَّقْمُ الهِنْدِىُّ
The Indian notation of numerals; adopted by the Arabs; whence is formed the notation which we term “ the Arabic. ”]
2 Also A sort of [the kind of garments called] بُرُود: or a striped sort of [the kind of garments, or cloth, termed] وَشْى; or of [the kind of cloth termed] خَزّ; or of [the kind of garments called] بُرُود: or a garment, or piece of cloth, figured with round forms: or بُرُودُ الرَّقْمِ signifies a sort of figured, or variegated, or decorated, [garments of the kind called] برود: or رَقْمٌ signifies [cloth of the kind termed] خَزّ figured, variegated, or decorated; so accord. to El-Fárábee: but accord. to IF, رَقِيمٌ signifies any garment, or piece of cloth, figured, variegated, or decorated, with a certain, or known, figuring or variegation or decoration, such as is a mark [thereof]; and you say بُرْدٌ رَقْمٌ and بُرُودٌ رَقْمٌ [a garment of the kind called برد, and garments of the kind called برود, thus figured, &c.; using the latter word as sing. and pl. because it is originally an Verbal.Noun]: and مَرْقُومٌ and مُرَقَّمٌ signify a garment, or piece of cloth, figured, variegated, or decorated: and striped, or marked with stripes: and marked, or having a mark [specifying its price] put upon it.
def.2 See also رَقِمٌ, in two places.
2 Also A sort of [the kind of garments called] بُرُود: or a striped sort of [the kind of garments, or cloth, termed] وَشْى; or of [the kind of cloth termed] خَزّ; or of [the kind of garments called] بُرُود: or a garment, or piece of cloth, figured with round forms: or بُرُودُ الرَّقْمِ signifies a sort of figured, or variegated, or decorated, [garments of the kind called] برود: or رَقْمٌ signifies [cloth of the kind termed] خَزّ figured, variegated, or decorated; so accord. to El-Fárábee: but accord. to IF, رَقِيمٌ signifies any garment, or piece of cloth, figured, variegated, or decorated, with a certain, or known, figuring or variegation or decoration, such as is a mark [thereof]; and you say بُرْدٌ رَقْمٌ and بُرُودٌ رَقْمٌ [a garment of the kind called برد, and garments of the kind called برود, thus figured, &c.; using the latter word as sing. and pl. because it is originally an Verbal.Noun]: and مَرْقُومٌ and مُرَقَّمٌ signify a garment, or piece of cloth, figured, variegated, or decorated: and striped, or marked with stripes: and marked, or having a mark [specifying its price] put upon it.
def.2 See also رَقِمٌ, in two places.
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