خمیر

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See also: حمير‎

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Persian *hmīr. Compare Kurdish hevîr / هه‌ویر‎. Probably from Old Armenian խմոր (xmor), from Classical Syriac ܚܡܥ‎ (ḥma, “to ferment, to become light by the action of leaven or yeast”). Also Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *smérus (“grease, fat”).

Noun[edit]

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

خمیر • (xamir)

  1. dough
  2. paste

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian خمیر‎ (xamir).

Noun[edit]

خمیر • (xamīr) m (Hindi spelling ख़मीर)

  1. leaven, yeast

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