معما

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُعَمًّى‎ (muʕamman), passive participle of عَمَّى‎ (ʕammā, “to conceal, make cryptic”).

Noun

معما • (mu'amma)

mystery
riddle, puzzle

Descendants

Turkish: muamma

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890), “معما”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1914
Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُعَمًّى‎ (muʕamman), passive participle of عَمَّى‎ (ʕammā, “to conceal, make cryptic”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /muʔamˈmɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mʊʔamˈmɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /moʔæmˈmɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /muʔamˈmɔ/

Noun

Iranian Persian	مُعَمّا
Dari	مُعَمّا
Tajik	муаммо (muammo)

مُعَمّا • (mo'ammâ) (plural معما‌ها‎ (mo'ammâ-hâ) or مُعَمّات‎ (mo'ammât))

riddle; enigma; puzzle
Synonyms: چیستان‎ (čistân), لُغَز‎ (loğaz)
(poetry) very short poem which conceals the name of a person, to be puzzled out through textual clues

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: müəmma
→ Ottoman Turkish: معما‎ (mu'ammâ)
- Turkish: muamma

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