bamiyeh
bamiyeh noun: a traditional sweet snack of Iran, similar to a doughnut, made from a yogurt- and starch-based dough which is fried before being dipped in syrup.
Noun (1)
bamiyeh (uncountable)
Noun (2)
bamiyeh (plural bamiyehs)
- okra, Hibiscus esculentus, as grown in Egypt.
- The principal are beans, peas, vetches, lentils (whereof a pottage is made, which is the common food of the Nile boatmen), lupins, chick-peas, the lubia (Dolichos labia), fenugreek, mallows, the bamiyeh (Hibiscus esculentus), spinach, purslain, melookheeyeh (Corchorus olitorius), leeks, onions...1855, “Egypt”, in Thomas Stewart Traill, editor, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, page 431
- It generally consists, for the most part, of "yakhnee," or stewed meat, with chopped onions, or with a quantity of "bámiyehs," or other vegetables; "ḳáwurmeh," or a richer stew, with onions; "waraḳ maḥshee," or vine-leaves, or bits of lettuce-leaf or cabbage leaf […]1871, Edward William Lane, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians
Forms of bamiyeh
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Origin of bamiyeh
Borrowed from Iranian Persian بامیه (bâmih).
From Arabic بَامِيَة (bāmiya).
Questions about bamiyeh
- What does bamiyeh mean?
- Bamiyeh means a traditional sweet snack of Iran, similar to a doughnut, made from a yogurt- and starch-based dough which is fried before being dipped in syrup.
- What part of speech is bamiyeh?
- Bamiyeh is a noun.
- What is the plural of bamiyeh?
- The plural of bamiyeh is bamiyehs.
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