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cuneiform in Persian

میخی mixi

/ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/US/kjuˈni.ə.fɔɹm/

cuneiform in Persian: میخی (mixi), خط میخی (xat-e mixi). In English, cuneiform means having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.

Persian words for cuneiform

written in the cuneiform writing system
میخی mixi
ancient writing system
میخی mixi, خط میخی xat-e mixi

English meaning of cuneiform

  1. adjective Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
  2. adjective Written in the cuneiform writing system.
  3. noun An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BCE, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
  4. noun A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.

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Questions about cuneiform in Persian

What is the meaning of cuneiform in Persian?
Cuneiform in Persian is میخی (mixi), خط میخی (xat-e mixi).
معنی cuneiform چیست؟
Cuneiform: میخی (mixi), خط میخی (xat-e mixi).
What does cuneiform mean in English?
Cuneiform means having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.

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