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Lexeme: būmi
Language:
Old Persian
Meaning:
earth
Cognate Set:
*bʰu̯eh₂- [Proto-Indo-European]
Romanised orthography:
būmi
Native script:
𐎲𐎢𐎷
Phonemic:
buːmi
Notes:
mostly attested in the sense of "world", except for the Susa inscription of Darius (DSf 24) where "the earth was dug". Word sign: 𐏏.
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