مینه

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Ottoman Turkish

مینه

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā, glaze, enamel), itself from Middle Persian 𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃 (mynwg /⁠mēnōg⁠/, heaven, paradise; *emerald; *glass).

Noun

مینه (mine) (definite accusative مینه‌یی (mineyi), plural مینه‌لر (mineler))

  1. glaze, the vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain, used for decoration and to ensure the item is impermeable
    Synonyms: پرداخ (perdah), جلا (cila), صیر (sır)
  2. enamel, a smooth, durable coating for metal, made by fusing and melting powdered glass to a substrate by firing
    Synonym: صیر (sır)
  3. vervain, any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena, common in Europe and believed to have medicinal properties
    Synonyms: بارسطاریون (baristaryon), كوكرجین اوتی (güvercin otu), مینه چیچكی (mine çiçeği)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: mine
  • Armenian: մինէ (minē), մինա̈ (minä)

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