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This Islamic method came to be known as kâghaz-e abrî ( كاغذ ابرى ), although often the simplified form of abrî ( ابرى ), is also found in several historic texts.

This was translated by the late scholar Dr. Annemarie Schimmel to mean " clouded paper " in Persian.

Certain Turkish writers have suggested that the word may be of Turkish origin related to the word abreh ابره meaning " colorful " or " variegated ", though this specific term has never been concretely proven to have been used in relation to the art.

It may have been the case that both Persian and Turkish meanings were simultaneously understood by artisans, many of which were conversant in both languages at that time, and even enjoyed as an expression of poetic nuance.

Most historical Persian and Turkish texts known that refer to this kind of paper use