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Latin
Etymology
From Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Classical Persian مومیا (mōmiyā, mūmiyā), from موم (mōm, mūm, “wax”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mūmia f (genitive mūmiae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) mummy (embalmed corpse)
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin mummia, mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Classical Persian مومیا (mōmiyā, mūmiyā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmu.mja/
- Rhymes: -umja
- Syllabification: mu‧mia
Noun
mumia f
- mummy (embalmed corpse)
- (colloquial) scrag (thin or scrawny person or animal)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- mumia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mumia in Polish dictionaries at PWN