کما
See also: كما
Persian
Etymology 2
From Aramaic קוֹמָּא (qommā) / ܩܘܡܐ (qommā, “acacia gum”), from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi, “acacia gum”), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).
Alternative forms
کمای (komâi), کماه (kumâh)
Noun
کما • (komâ, kamâ)
Derived terms
- کماشیر (kamâšir)
Descendants
- → Translingual: Ferula kuma
Noun
کما • (kamâ, kemâ, komâ)
- (obsolete) mace, the envelope of nutmeg
- Synonyms: بزباز (bazbâz), (obsolete) بزبازه (bazbâze), پوست جوز هندی (pust-e jowz-e hendi)
Derived terms
- کمایوک (kamâyuk) (perhaps)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “کما”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “کما”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, pages 880–881
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کما”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
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