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title: "مُومْيَاء (mūmyāʾ) meaning in Arabic: mummy"
description: "مُومْيَاء (mūmyāʾ) means “mummy”. Level B2: forms and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/mumya"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# مُومْيَاء

*mūmyāʾ* · **mummy**

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.

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ء — همزة (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”

## You already know this word

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).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)