مومیا

See also: موميا

Persian

FWOTD – 20 September 2014

Etymology

From موم (mum, wax).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /moːmiˈjɒː/, /muːmiˈjɒː/
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [muːmiˈjɒː]

Noun

مومیا (mumiyâ, mômiyâ)

  1. shilajit, mumijo
    • 982, Hudūd-ul-Ālam:
      و از دارابگرد فارس مومیایی خیزد که به همه جهان جایی دیگر نبود.
      wa az Dārābgird-i Fārs mōmiyāyē xēzad ki ba hama-yi jahān jāyē dīgar nabwad.
      and in Darabgird of Fars a kind of shilajit is found which is not found anywhere else in the world.
  2. the substance with which mummies are preserved
  3. mummy

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • مومیایی (mumiyâyi)
  • مومیا کردن (mumiyâ kardan), مومیایی کردن (mumiyâyi kardan)

Descendants

  • Tajik: мӯмиё (mümiyo), мумиё (mumiyo)
  • → Arabic: مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʾ)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܡܘܡܝܐ (muwmyā)
  • → Hindustani:
    Urdu: مومیا (momiyā)
  • → Middle Armenian: մումիայ (mumiay), մոմիայ (momiay), մոմիեայ (momieay)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مومیا (mumya)
  • → Uyghur: [Term?]

References

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