همایون
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Persian همایون (homâyun).
Adjective edit
همایون • (hümayun)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: hümayun
References edit
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “همایون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hümayun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian hwmʾy (humāy, “a bird of good omen; eagle”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬀 (humāiia, “blessed”), Sanskrit सुमाय (su-māyá, “having excellent counsels or plans, very wise”). All composed of Proto-Iranian *māyā- (“blessing, happiness”) and the prefix *hu- (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Related to Old Armenian հմայք (hmaykʻ, “witchcraft, divination”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [hu.mɑː.juːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ho.mɒː.juːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hu.mɔ.jun]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | humāyūn |
| Dari reading? | humāyūn |
| Iranian reading? | homâyun |
| Tajik reading? | humoyun |
Adjective edit
| Dari | همایون |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ҳумоюн |
همایون • (homâyun)
Descendants edit
- → Azerbaijani: hümayun
- → Bengali: হুমায়ুন (humaẏun)
- → Chagatai: همایون
- → Hindustani:
- → Ottoman Turkish: همایون (hümayun)
- Turkish: hümayun
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “همایون”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul