نمرقة

• نمرق‎

From Parthian nmr (namr, “soft”) + -k (-ak, “adjectival suffix”), "thing having softness"; compare Zazaki nemr (“soft”) and Persian نرم‎ (narm, “soft, gentle”).

نُمْرُقَة or نِمْرِقَة or نَمْرَقَة • (numruqa or nimriqa or namraqa) f (plural نَمَارِق‎ (namāriq))

1. cushion, bolster (for sitting)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 88:8-16:

     ‏وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ ۝ لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ ۝ فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ ۝ لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً ۝ فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ ۝ فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ ۝ وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ ۝ وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ ۝ وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ ۝‎

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Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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