Khayyamian

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English

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Etymology

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From Khayyam (from Persian خیام (xayyâm), from the Arabic male given name خَيّام (ḵayyām)) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaɪˈ(j)ɑːmi.ən/, /kaɪˈ(j)æmi.ən/, enPR: kī-(y)äʹmē-ən, kī-(y)ămʹē-ən
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmiən, -æmiən
  • Hyphenation: Khay‧yam‧ian

Adjective

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Khayyamian (comparative more Khayyamian, superlative most Khayyamian)

  1. Of or relating to Omar Khayyám (1048–1131), Persian polymath, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet.
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