ख़मीर

See also: ख्मेर

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खमीर (khamīr) — nuqtaless

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xə.miːɾ/, [xɐ.miːɾ], /kʰə.miːɾ/, [kʰɐ.miːɾ]
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

ख़मीर • (xamīr) m (Urdu spelling خمیر)

1. leaven, yeast

Declension

Declension of ख़मीर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़मीर xamīr	ख़मीर xamīr
oblique	ख़मीर xamīr	ख़मीरों xamīrõ
vocative	ख़मीर xamīr	ख़मीरो xamīro

Derived terms

• ख़मीर उठना (xamīr uṭhnā)