Unani
Unani noun: a form of traditional medicine practiced in the Middle East and South Asian countries, based on the concept of the four humours: phlegm, blood, yellow bile, and black bile.
Noun
Unani (uncountable)
- A form of traditional medicine practiced in the Middle East and South Asian countries, based on the concept of the four humours: phlegm, blood, yellow bile, and black bile.
- In Unani medicine, Anjeer is used as a mild laxative, expectorant, diuretic; also in the diseases of the liver and spleen as a deobstruent and anti-inflammatory agent.2011, C. P. Hare, Indian Herbal Remedies, page 219
Unani meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Unani in Hindi
- Unani
- यूनानी yūnānī
Unani in Tamil
- யுனானி மருத்துவம்
Unani in Urdu
- Unani
- یونانی yūnānī
Unani in Bengali
- Unani
- ইউনানি iunani
Forms of Unani
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Origin of Unani
Borrowed from Classical Persian یونانی (yūnānī) or Arabic يُونانِي (yūnānī) meaning "Greek/Hellenistic", the basis of the discipline being Ancient Greek medicine.
Questions about Unani
- What does Unani mean?
- Unani means a form of traditional medicine practiced in the Middle East and South Asian countries, based on the concept of the four humours: phlegm, blood, yellow bile, and black bile.
- What is Unani in Hindi?
- Unani in Hindi is यूनानी (yūnānī). See Unani meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Unani?
- Unani is a noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Unani (page history and authors); यूनानी (Hindi) (page history and authors); unani (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); یونانی (Urdu) (page history and authors); ইউনানি (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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