Qumis

See also: qumis

English

Alternative forms

• Comisene
• Kumish
• Kumis
• Kumesh
• Kumesh
• Kumes
• Qumes

Etymology

From Classical Persian قومس (qūmis), from Arabic قُومِس (qūmis), from Middle Persian kwmys (Kōmis).

Proper noun

Qumis

1. (historical) A small province of ancient and medieval Persia, separating Ray, Hyrcania, and Khurasan.
2. (historical) The administrative capital of this region; Hecatompylus; Saddarvazeh; Shahr-i Qumis; near modern Damghan.

Translations

a province of Persia

• Arabic: قُومِس (qūmis)
• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: Կոմշ (Komš)

• Greek:

  Ancient: Κωμισηνή (Kōmisēnḗ)

• Marathi: कुमिस (kumis)
• Middle Persian: kwmys (Kūmis)
• Persian: قومس (qumes)

Parthian city

• Marathi: कुमिस (kumis)
• Persian: شهر قومس (šahr-e qumes), قومس (qumes)

Anagrams

• quims, quism