خمیر

See also: حمير‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian *hmīr. Compare Kurdish hevîr / هه‌ویر‎. Probably from Old Armenian խմոր (xmor), from Classical Syriac ܚܡܥ‎ (ḥma, “to ferment, to become light by the action of leaven or yeast”). Also Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *smérus (“grease, fat”).

Noun

Dari Persian	خمیر‎
Iranian Persian	خمیر‎
Tajiki Persian	хамир (xamir)

خمیر • (xamir)

dough
paste

Derived terms

خمیرمایه‎ (xamirmâye)

Descendants

Bashkir: ҡамыр (qamïr)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian (xamir).

Noun

خمیر • (xamīr) m (Hindi spelling ख़मीर)

leaven, yeast

Derived terms

خمیر اٹھنا‎ (xamīr uṭhanā)

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