Meaning of شنگرف | Babel Free
ʃan.ˈɡarfDefinitions
- cinnabar, vermilion
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any red dye or ink broadly
- Equivalent to 'Cinnabar': A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
Equivalents
Examples
“خامه مژگان سلیمی ساز پر شنگرف اشک زان که وصف لعل آن شیرین دهن خواهم نوشت”
Make the brush of Selim's eyelashes full of the red ink of tears [red from eyes bloodshot due to weeping] For I will write descriptions of the ruby [metaphor: lips as red as rubies] of her sweet mouth.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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