مومیا
See also: موميا
Persian
FWOTD – 20 September 2014
Etymology
From موم (mum, “wax”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /moː.mi.ˈjaː/, /muː.mi.ˈjaː/
- (Dari, formal) 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 | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mōmiyā, mūmiyā |
| Dari reading? | mōmiyā, mūmiyā |
| Iranian reading? | mumiyâ |
| Tajik reading? | mümiyo, mumiyo |
Noun
مومیا • (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
- مومیایی (mumiyâyi)
Derived terms
- مومیایی (mumiyâyi)
- مومیا کردن (mumiyâ kardan), مومیایی کردن (mumiyâyi kardan)
Descendants
- Tajik: мӯмиё (mümiyo), мумиё (mumiyo)
- → Arabic: مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), مُومِيَة (mūmiya)
- → Classical Syriac: ܡܘܡܝܐ (muwmyā)
- → Hindustani:
- Urdu: مومِیَا (momiyā)
- → Middle Armenian: մումիայ (mumiay), մոմիայ (momiay), մոմիեայ (momieay)
- → Ottoman Turkish: مومیا (mumya)
- Turkish: mumya
- → Uyghur: مۇمىيا (mumiya)
References
- 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