كحل

Meaning

Noun

1. antimony
2. kohl, stibnite (pulverized antimony)

Verb

to rub with kohl (stibnite), to paint with kohl

Verb

to rub with kohl (stibnite), to paint with kohl

Adj

darkened with kohl, dyed black (of the eyelids)

Concepts

antimony

eyeliner

filling

grouting

kohl

pointing

paint with kohl

painted with kohl

Synonyms

انتيمون

إثمد

Translations

stibium

Antimon

antimoni

antimoine

antimonio

αντιμόνιο

antimonio

antimon

stîbyûm

antimoon

antimòni

ligneur

antimonium

Stibium

Etymology

Etymology tree
Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.
Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.
Arabic كحل
Borrowed from Aramaic כוחלא / ܟܘܚܠܐ (kuḥlā), from Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum, “antimony, stibium”). Compare Hebrew כָּחָל (kakhál, “kohl”).