Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated)To mummify.

Examples

43 sentences

  1. We saw a mummy at the museum.

    ruВ музее мы видели мумию. — ae5s

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  2. Mummy, could you give me money to buy sweets?

    Мамо, можеш дати мені грошей на цукерки? — deniko

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  3. Is that your mummy?

    Це твоя мама? — deniko

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  4. Are you my mummy?

    Ти моя мама? — deniko

    ruТы моя мама? — marafon

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  5. Mummy, where's my hanky?

    Мамо, де мій носовичок? — deniko

    ruМама, где мой носовой платок? — Tonari

    deMama, wo ist mein Taschentuch? — MUIRIEL

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Origin

From Middle English mummie, from Anglo-Norman mumie, from Middle French momie, from Mediev

From Middle English mummie, from Anglo-Norman mumie, from Middle French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, “wax”). Doublet of mumijo.

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Forms

mummies, mummying, mummied, mummied
Base formmummy · to mummy
3rd person singularmummies
Present participlemummying
Past simplemummied
Past participlemummied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymummy
he, she, itmummies

Past simpleLesson

all personsmummied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mummied
he, she, ithas mummied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mummy

Word family

1 related words
Derivedunmummied

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mumA1mumbleB2mumpsmunchC1mundane
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