مومیا
See also: موميا
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom موم (mum, “wax”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [moː.mi.jɑː], [muː.mi.jɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [muː.mi.jɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɵ.mi.jɔ], [mu.mi.jɔ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | mōmiyā, mūmiyā |
Dari reading? | mōmiyā, mūmiyā |
Iranian reading? | mumiyâ |
Tajik reading? | mümiyo, mumiyo |
Noun
editمومیا • (mumiyâ, mômiyâ)
- shilajit, mumijo
- 982, Hudūd-ul-Ālam:
- و از دارابگرد فارس مومیایی خیزد که به همه جهان جایی دیگر نبود.
- va az dârâbgird-i fârs mômiyâyê xêzad ki ba hama-yi jahân jâyê dîgar nabvad.
- and in Darabgird of Fars a kind of shilajit is found which is not found anywhere else in the world.
- 982, Hudūd-ul-Ālam:
- the substance with which mummies are preserved
- mummy
Synonyms
edit- مومیایی (mumiyâyi)
Derived terms
edit- مومیایی (mumiyâyi)
- مومیا کردن (mumiyâ kardan), مومیایی کردن (mumiyâyi kardan)
Descendants
editDescendants
References
edit- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مومیا”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مومیایی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark, page 376b