مُومْيَاء
mūmyāʾmummy
مُومْيَاء (mūmyāʾ) is an Arabic noun meaning “mummy”. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B2.
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Level
- B2
How to read مُومْيَاء, letter by letter
6 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.
- مميمm
- وواوw, or a long u
- مميمm
- يياءy, or a long i
- األفa long a, or a seat for hamza
- ءهمزةa glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
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The English word “mummy” comes from the Arabic مُومْيَاء: the word you already use is the one you are learning.
Questions about مُومْيَاء
- What level is مُومْيَاء?
- Fasaha first uses مُومْيَاء at level B2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).
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