دخمه

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See also: دخمہ

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian دخمه (daxme).

Noun

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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

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  • Turkish: dahme

Further reading

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Persian

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Dari دخمه
Iranian Persian
Tajik дахма

دخمه (daxme)

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

Descendants

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Further reading

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