The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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מַרְגָּנִי‏ n.f. pearl

pearl or similar jewel Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. PJ Ex28:20 : כרום ימא רבא ובירליוות חלא ומרגניית אפנטורין‏ a greenish-blue sea stone, sandy beryll, and אפנטור pearl.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 704a; Jastrow: 836; Levy Ch-W: 2:66;

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Derivatives:

mrgly, mrglytˀ n.f. pearl

mrgl, mrglˀ n.m. a type of gem