خمیر

See also: حمير‎

Persian

Etymology

From Aramaic חֲמִירָא‎ (ḥămīrā, “leavened dough”) or Arabic خَمِير‎ (ḵamīr, “leavened dough”) from the native Semitic root خ م ر‎ (ḵ-m-r).

Pronunciation

Noun
Dari Persian خمیر‎
Iranian Persian خمیر‎
Tajiki Persian хамир (xamir)

خمیر • (xamir)

  1. dough
  2. paste

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: xəmir
  • Bashkir: ҡамыр (qamïr)
  • Crimean Tatar: qamır
  • Kazakh: қамыр (qamır)
  • Turkish: hamur
  • Turkmen: hamyr
  • Uzbek: xamir

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian خمیر‎ (xamir).

Noun

خمیر • (xamīr) m (Hindi spelling ख़मीर)

  1. leaven, yeast

Derived terms
  • خمیر اٹھنا‎ (xamīr uṭhanā)
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