محیی

See also: محيي

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْيِي (muḥyī).

Adjective

محیی • (muhyi)

  1. who causes or allows to live
  2. who sustains alive
  3. (God) who quickens or resuscitates the lifeless
  4. that makes flourish, invigorates or enriches

Derived terms

  • محیی الدین (muhyiddin, surname of men)
  • محیی ممیت (muhyi-mümit, God, who causes to live and to die)

References

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “محیی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْيِي (muḥyī).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? muhyī
Dari reading? mohyī
Iranian reading? mohyi
Tajik reading? mühyi

Noun

Dari محیی
Iranian Persian
Tajik муҳйӣ

محیی • (mohyi)

  1. a reviver

Adjective

محیی • (mohyi)

  1. reviving, vivifying

Derived terms

References

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “محیی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 2, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 84
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