How to say "embroidery" in Arabic
New wordMeaningembroidery
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
تَطْرِيز
taṭrīzתטריז
تطريز
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
רקמה
rikmaرِكْمَا
How the two words are related
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Arabic root
ط-ر-زThe root ط-ر-ز entered Arabic from Persian ṭirāz, the royal embroidery workshops of the caliphs. Some connect Hebrew slang מטורזן 'dressed to the nines' to the same word, but the etymology is disputed — no safe Hebrew anchor here. Palestinian taṭrīz, though, is a living art you may already know by name.
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تَطْرِيز فِلَسْطِينِيّ
taṭrīz filasṭīnīתטריז פלסטיניPalestinian embroidery