خمیر

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See also: حمير

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr, leavened dough) from the native Semitic root خ م ر (ḵ m r).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? xamīr
Dari reading? xamīr
Iranian reading? xamir
Tajik reading? xamir

Noun

Dari خمیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik хамир

خمیر (xamir)

  1. dough
  2. paste

Derived terms

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خمیر (xamīr), from Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr).

Noun

خمیر (xamīrm (Hindi spelling ख़मीर)

  1. leaven, yeast

Derived terms