رمز

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Arabic

Root
ر م ز (r-m-z)

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew רֶמֶז (rémez, signal, clue).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ramz/
  • (file)

Noun

رَمْز (ramzm (plural رُمُوز (rumūz))

  1. symbol, emblem
    Synonyms: إِشَارَة (ʔišāra), عَلَامَة (ʕalāma)
  2. cipher, code
    Synonyms: جَفْر (jafr), شَفْرَة (šafra)
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: rəmz
  • Chagatai: رمز
    • > Uzbek: ramz (inherited)
  • Persian: رمز
  • Ottoman Turkish: رمز (remz)

(via plural form رُمُوز (rumūz))

  • Ottoman Turkish: رموز (rumûz)
    • > Turkish: rumuz (inherited)

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew רָמַז (ramáz, to signal, to hint).

Pronunciation

Verb

رَمَزَ (ramaza) I, non-past يَرْمُزُ or يَرْمِزُ‎ (yarmuzu or yarmizu)

  1. to make a sign, to point towards
  2. to jump, to leap, to hop
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

رَمَّزَ (rammaza) II, non-past يُرَمِّزُ‎ (yurammizu)

  1. to incinerate
  2. to encode
Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْز (ramz).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? ramz
Dari reading? ramz
Iranian reading? ramz
Tajik reading? ramz

Noun

رمز (ramz) (plural رمزها (ramz-hâ) or رموز (romuz))

  1. cipher, code
  2. mystery, riddle

Derived terms