دخمه

See also: دخمہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دخمه (daxme).

Noun

دخمه • (dahme)

  1. vault, an underground burial chamber for the dead
  2. mausoleum, a large stately tomb housing various graves
  3. (Zoroastrianism) dakhma, tower of silence
  4. Roman candle, a traditional type of firework

Descendants

  • Turkish: dahme

Further reading

Persian

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äx.mä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪äx.mä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪äx.mä]

Readings
Classical reading? daxma
Dari reading? daxma
Iranian reading? daxme
Tajik reading? daxma

Noun

Dari دخمه
Iranian Persian
Tajik дахма

دخمه • (daxme)

  1. tomb
  2. (Zoroastrianism) dakhma, tower of silence

Descendants

Further reading

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