محیی

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

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْيِي‎‎ (muḥyī).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /muhjiː/
• (Dari) IPA^(key): /mʊhjiː/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mohjiː/
• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /muhji/

Noun

Dari	محیی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	муҳйӣ (muhyī)

محیی • (mohyi)

1. a reviver

Adjective

محیی • (mohyi)

1. reviving, vivifying

Derived terms

• محیی‌الدین‎‎ (mohyi-d-din)

References

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