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Pronunciation / Transliteration: momificado
"Los arqueólogos encontraron un cuerpo momificado en la antigua tumba."
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Describing a body that has been preserved through the process of mummification.
"The archaeologists uncovered a mummified body in the ancient tomb."
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Past tense of mummify; to preserve a body by embalming and drying.
"The ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to prepare them for the afterlife."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'mummified' originates from the Middle English 'mumifye', derived from the Latin 'mumia', which in turn comes from the Arabic 'mūmyāʼ' meaning 'bitumen' or 'preserved body'. The word evolved through historical contexts of ancient Egyptian practices of embalming and preserving bodies for the afterlife.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mummified" is said worldwide
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momifié
Transliteration: momi-fie
"Les archéologues ont découvert un corps momifié dans la tombe ancienne."
mumifiziert
Transliteration: mumifiziert
"Die Archäologen fanden einen mumifizierten Körper im alten Grab."
mummificato
Transliteration: mummificato
"Gli archeologi hanno scoperto un corpo mummificato nella tomba antica."
momificado
Transliteration: momificado
"Los arqueólogos encontraron un cuerpo momificado en la antigua tumba."
mumificado
Transliteration: mumificado
"Os arqueólogos descobriram um corpo mumificado na antiga tumba."
ममीबंद
Transliteration: māmībānd
"पुरातत्वविदों ने प्राचीन कब्र में एक ममीबंद शरीर खोजा।"
木乃伊
Transliteration: mù nǎi yī
"考古学家在古墓中发现了一具木乃伊。"
미라
Transliteration: mira
"고고학자들은 고대 무덤에서 미라를 발견했습니다."
ミイラ
Transliteration: miira
"考古学者たちは古代の墓でミイラを発見しました。"
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