zambarau

n.

1. purple. Purple. A color, specifically the purple dye or purple-colored material used in biblical contexts for royal or priestly garments and sacred objects.

Example: Thutha wa ũguo marute mũhu kĩgongona-inĩ, macoke maare tama wa rangi wa zambarau igũrũ rĩakĩo, (After cleansing the altar The altar : the bronze altar for animal sacrifices. Cf. Ex 27:1–8. of its ashes, they shall spread a purple cloth over it.); na ndigi cia rangi wa bururu, na wa zambarau, na wa gakarakũ, na gatani ĩrĩa njega, o na ngore cia mbũri; (violet, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;)