مومیا

See also: موميا‎

Persian

FWOTD – 20 September 2014

Etymology

From موم‎ (mum, “wax”).

Pronunciation

Noun

مومیا • (mumiyâ, mômiyâ)

  1. 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.
  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 (mūmiyāʔ)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܡܘܡܝܐ‎ (muwmyā)
  • → Hindustani:
    Urdu: مومیا‎ (momiyā)
  • → Middle Armenian: մումիայ (mumiay), մոմիայ (momiay), մոմիեայ (momieay)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مومیا‎ (mumya)
  • → Uyghur: مۇمىيا‎ (mumiya)

References

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