كيمياء

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), perhaps from Χημία (Khēmía, “black earth (ancient name for Egypt)”) and/or χυμός (khumós, “juice, sap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiː.mi.jaːʔ/

Noun

كِيمِيَاء • (kīmiyāʔ) f

1. chemistry

Declension

Declension of noun كِيمِيَاء (kīmiyāʔ)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِيمِيَاء kīmiyāʔ	الْكِيمِيَاء al-kīmiyāʔ	كِيمِيَاء kīmiyāʔ
Nominative	كِيمِيَاءُ kīmiyāʔu	الْكِيمِيَاءُ al-kīmiyāʔu	كِيمِيَاءُ kīmiyāʔu
Accusative	كِيمِيَاءَ kīmiyāʔa	الْكِيمِيَاءَ al-kīmiyāʔa	كِيمِيَاءَ kīmiyāʔa
Genitive	كِيمِيَاءَ kīmiyāʔa	الْكِيمِيَاءِ al-kīmiyāʔi	كِيمِيَاءِ kīmiyāʔi

Related terms

• خِيمِيَاء (ḵīmiyāʔ)
• كِيمِيَائِيّ (kīmiyāʔiyy)
• كِيمِيَاوِيّ (kīmiyāwiyy)
• كِيمَائِيّ (kīmāʔiyy)
• كِيمَاوِيّ (kīmāwiyy)

Descendants

• Hijazi Arabic: كيميا (kīmya)
• → Georgian: ქიმია (kimia)
• → Middle Armenian: ալքիմիա (alkʿimia)
  • Armenian: ալքիմիա (alkʿimia)
• → Bengali: কিমিয়া (kimiẏa)
• → Javanese: ꦏꦶꦩꦶꦲ (kimiha)
  • → Banyumasan: ꦏꦶꦩꦶꦲ
• → Latin: alchēmia (see there for further descendants)
• → Latin: chēmia (see there for further descendants)
• → Malay: kimia
  • Indonesian: kimia
• → Russian: алхи́мия (alxímija), алхи́мія (alxímija)
  • → Georgian: ალქიმია (alkimia)
  • → Kazakh: алхимия (alximiä)
• → Ottoman Turkish: كیمیا
  • Turkish: kimya
• → Persian: کیمیا
  • → Urdu: کیمیا (kemyā)