Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Persian همایون (homâyun).

Adjective

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همایون (hümayun)

  1. royal, imperial

Descendants

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  • Turkish: hümayun

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Persian

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Etymology

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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

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Readings
Classical reading? humāyūn
Dari reading? humāyūn
Iranian reading? homâyun
Tajik reading? humoyun

Adjective

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Dari همایون
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳумоюн

همایون (homâyun)

  1. blessed
  2. sacred
  3. fortunate
  4. royal, imperial

Descendants

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