رمز

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Arabic

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Root
ر م ز (r-m-z)

Etymology 1

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Compare Hebrew רֶמֶז (rémez, signal, clue).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ramz/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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رَمْز (ramzm (plural رُمُوز (rumūz))

  1. symbol, emblem
    Synonyms: إِشَارَة (ʔišāra), عَلَامَة (ʕalāma)
  2. cipher, code
    Synonyms: جَفْر (jafr), شَفْرَة (šafra)
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: rəmz
  • Chagatai: رمز
    • > Uzbek: ramz (inherited)
  • Persian: رمز
  • Ottoman Turkish: رمز (remz)

(via plural form رُمُوز (rumūz))

  • Ottoman Turkish: رموز (rumûz)
    • > Turkish: rumuz (inherited)

Etymology 2

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Compare Hebrew רָמַז (ramáz, to signal, to hint).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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رَمَزَ (ramaza) I, non-past يَرْمُزُ or يَرْمِزُ‎ (yarmuzu or yarmizu)

  1. to make a sign, to point towards [+ إِلَى (object)]
  2. to jump, to leap, to hop
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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رَمَّزَ (rammaza) II, non-past يُرَمِّزُ‎ (yurammizu)

  1. to incinerate
  2. to encode
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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَمْز (ramz).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ramz
Dari reading? ramz
Iranian reading? ramz
Tajik reading? ramz

Noun

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رمز (ramz) (plural رمزها (ramz-hâ) or رموز (romuz))

  1. cipher, code
  2. mystery, riddle

Derived terms

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