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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Persian همایون (homâyun).
Adjective
همایون • (hümayun)
- royal, imperial
Descendants
References
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian hwmʾy (humāy, “a bird of good omen; eagle”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬀 (humāiia, “blessed”), Sanskrit सुमाय (su-māyá, “having excellent counsels or plans, very wise”). All composed of Proto-Iranian *māyā- (“blessing, happiness”) and the prefix *hu- (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-.
Related to Old Armenian հմայք (hmaykʻ, “witchcraft, divination”).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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humāyūn
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| Dari reading?
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humāyūn
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| Iranian reading?
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homâyun
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| Tajik reading?
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humoyun
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Adjective
| Dari
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همایون
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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ҳумоюн
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همایون • (homâyun)
- blessed
- sacred
- fortunate
- royal, imperial
Descendants
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