همایون

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (homâyun).

Adjective

همایون • (hümayun)

royal, imperial

Descendants

Turkish: hümayun

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “همایون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hümayun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Persian

Etymology

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 (hmaykʿ, “witchcraft, divination”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hʊmɑːjuːn/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /humɔjun/

Adjective

Iranian Persian	همایون
Dari	همایون
Tajik	ҳумоюн (humoyun)

همایون • (homâyun)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: hümayun
→ Bengali: হুমায়ুন (humaẏun)
→ Chagatai: همایون‎
- Uyghur: ھۇمايۇن‎ (humayun)
- Uzbek: humoyun
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: हुमायूँ (humāyū̃)
- Urdu: ہمایوں‎ (humāyū̃)
→ Ottoman Turkish: همایون‎ (hümayun)
- Turkish: hümayun

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “همایون”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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