"معما" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ottoman Turkish]

Forms: mu'amma [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic مُعَمًّى (muʕamman), passive participle of عَمَّى (ʕammā, “to conceal, make cryptic”). Etymology templates: {{der|ota|ar|مُعَمًّى}} Arabic مُعَمًّى (muʕamman) Head templates: {{head|ota|noun|tr=mu'amma}} معما • (mu'amma)
  1. mystery
    Sense id: en-معما-ota-noun-Tw2eXy0V
  2. riddle, puzzle
    Sense id: en-معما-ota-noun-6QkOyuCK Categories (other): Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 21 79

Noun [Persian]

IPA: [mu.ʔam.ˈmɑː] [Classical-Persian], [mo̞.ʔäm.mɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [mo̞.ʔäm.mɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [mʊ.wäm.mɑ́ː] [Kabuli], [mu.wäm.mɔ́ː] (note: Hazaragi), [mo.ʔæm.mɒ́ː] [Iran, formal], [mu.ʔäm.mɔ́] [Tajik, formal] Forms: مُعَمّا [canonical], mo'ammâ [romanization], معماها [plural], مُعَمّات [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُعَمًّى (muʕamman), passive participle of عَمَّى (ʕammā, “to conceal, make cryptic”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|مُعَمًّى}} Borrowed from Arabic مُعَمًّى (muʕamman) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|معماها|or|مُعَمّات|||f1tr=mo'ammâ-hâ|f2tr=mo'ammât|f3tr=|head=مُعَمّا|head2=|head3=|tr=mo'ammâ|tr2=|tr3=}} مُعَمّا • (mo'ammâ) (plural معماها (mo'ammâ-hâ) or مُعَمّات (mo'ammât)), {{fa-noun|head=مُعَمّا|pl=معماها|pl2=مُعَمّات|pl2tr=mo'ammât|tr=mo'ammâ}} مُعَمّا • (mo'ammâ) (plural معماها (mo'ammâ-hâ) or مُعَمّات (mo'ammât))
  1. riddle; enigma; puzzle Synonyms: چیستان, لُغَز
    Sense id: en-معما-fa-noun-R7zbKclw
  2. (poetry) very short poem which conceals the name of a person, to be puzzled out through textual clues Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-معما-fa-noun-bY1pLnyk Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 23 11 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 16 8 73 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: müəmma",
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        ]
      ],
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          "word": "چیستان"
        },
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          "word": "لُغَز"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [
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            "Literature",
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Society",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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          "_dis": "4 23 11 61",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
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          "short"
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        [
          "poem",
          "poem"
        ],
        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "puzzled out",
          "puzzle out"
        ],
        [
          "textual",
          "textual"
        ],
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          "clue",
          "clue"
        ]
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      ],
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        "literature",
        "media",
        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[mo̞.ʔäm.mɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞.ʔäm.mɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mʊ.wäm.mɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mu.wäm.mɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo.ʔæm.mɒ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mu.ʔäm.mɔ́]",
      "tags": [
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        "formal"
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  "word": "معما"
}
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    "Ottoman Turkish nouns",
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      "form": "مُعَمّا",
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          "word": "چیستان"
        },
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      ]
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          "poetry",
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        ],
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          "very",
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          "poem",
          "poem"
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          "name",
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          "person",
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        "(poetry) very short poem which conceals the name of a person, to be puzzled out through textual clues"
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        "communications",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
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        "formal"
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    {
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
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        "Kabuli"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mu.wäm.mɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
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        "Iran",
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        "formal"
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}

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