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𐎲𐎢𐎷𐎡𐎹𐎠

b-u-mi-i-y-a

earth

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for būmiyā; English gloss: earth.

Exact dictionary entry match 41 documented occurrences in the active release Dictionary entry
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earth

Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions

Sign analysis

  1. 𐎲baPhonogram
  2. 𐎢uPhonogram
  3. 𐎷miPhonogram
  4. 𐎡iPhonogram
  5. 𐎹yaPhonogram
  6. 𐎠aPhonogram
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