خمیر

See also: حمير

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr, leavened dough) from the native Semitic root خ م ر (ḵ-m-r).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xä.míːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xä.míːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xä.míɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? xamīr
Dari reading? xamīr
Iranian reading? xamir
Tajik reading? xamir

Noun

Dari خمیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik хамир

خمیر • (xamir)

  1. dough
  2. paste

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romani: xamur
  • Azerbaijani: xəmir
  • Bashkir: ҡамыр (qamır)
  • Crimean Tatar: qamır
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: ख़मीर (xamīr)
    Urdu: خمیر (xamīr)
  • Kazakh: қамыр (qamyr)
  • Ottoman Turkish: خامور
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖਮੀਰ (khamīr)
    Arabic script: خمیر (xamīr)
  • Turkmen: hamyr
  • Uyghur: خېمىر (xëmir)
  • Uzbek: xamir

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خمیر (xamīr), from Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr).

Noun

خمیر • (xamīr) m (Hindi spelling ख़मीर)

  1. leaven, yeast

Derived terms

  • خمیر اٹھنا (xamīr uṭhanā)
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