محیی

See also: محيي‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْيِي‎ (muḥyī).

Adjective

محیی • (muhyi)

who causes or allows to live
who sustains alive
(God) who quickens or resuscitates the lifeless
that makes flourish, invigorates or enriches

Derived terms

محیی الدین‎ (muhyiddin, “surname of men”)
محیی ممیت‎ (muhyi-mümit, “God, who causes to live and to die”)

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890), “محیی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْيِي‎ (muḥyī).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mʊhjiː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mohjiː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /mɵhji/

Noun

Iranian Persian	محیی
Dari	محیی
Tajik	муҳйӣ (muhyī)

محیی • (mohyi)

a reviver

Adjective

محیی • (mohyi)

reviving, vivifying

Derived terms

محیی‌الدین‎ (mohyi-d-din)

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “محیی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 2, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 84

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