mummify
/ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/verb
उच्चारण ममिफ़ाइ
(शव को) ममी बनाना, शव को लेप लगाकर सुरक्षित रखना
Core word
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[T]
to preserve a dead body by treating it with special oils and wrapping it in cloth
(शव को) ममी बनाना, शव को लेप लगाकर सुरक्षित रखना
- The ancient Egyptians mummified the bodies of their kings.
- a mummified cat found in a tomb
- Priests would mummify the body with oils and cloth.
+ 2 more examples
- Egyptians mummified animals as well as people.
- The process of mummifying a body took many days.
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[I, T]
(of a body) to dry and become preserved naturally; to make a body do this
(शरीर का) सूखकर सुरक्षित हो जाना
- The body had mummified in the dry desert air.
- In the dry cave, the animal's remains had mummified naturally over the centuries.
- The cold, dry air mummified the body naturally.
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- Bodies left in the desert sometimes mummify without any treatment.
- The fruit had mummified on the branch.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mummify + object (transitive)
To mummify is to preserve a dead body with oils and cloth, as in ancient Egypt. Forms: mummifies, mummified, mummifying.
Mummify का अर्थ प्राचीन मिस्र की तरह तेल और कपड़े से शव को सुरक्षित रखना है। रूप: mummifies, mummified, mummifying।
- Egyptians mummified their kings.
- The priests mummified the body carefully.
be mummified (passive)
The passive is common: The body was mummified. It also describes natural drying, as in cold deserts.
Passive आम है: The body was mummified। यह ठंडे रेगिस्तानों में प्राकृतिक रूप से सूखने का भी वर्णन करता है।
- Some bodies were mummified naturally by the dry sand.
- The pharaoh was mummified after death.
mummified (adjective)
Mummified can describe dried and preserved remains: a mummified cat, a mummified hand.
Mummified सूखे और सुरक्षित अवशेषों का वर्णन कर सकता है: a mummified cat, a mummified hand।
- Scientists studied a mummified bird.
mummify (figurative)
Rarely, mummify is used for making something rigid and lifeless, like old traditions kept without change.
कभी-कभी mummify का प्रयोग किसी चीज़ को कठोर और निर्जीव बनाने के लिए होता है, जैसे बिना बदलाव के रखी पुरानी परंपराएँ।
- Strict rules can mummify a language.
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mummify + noun
mummify a bodymummify a pharaohmummify a catmummify remains
- Ancient Egyptians even mummified cats.
adverb + mummify
carefullynaturallydeliberatelycompletelytraditionally
- The body was naturally mummified in the dry cave.
process of mummifying
remove organsdry with saltwrap in linenapply resin
- To mummify a body, they first removed the organs.
related words
mummyembalmpreservepyramidsarcophagus
- The mummy lay in a stone sarcophagus.
ancient culture
Egyptian priestsroyal tombsburial ritualsafterlife beliefs
- Royal tombs held mummified rulers with treasures for the afterlife.
“More examples 6
- Ancient Egyptians believed mummified bodies would live again.
प्राचीन मिस्रवासी मानते थे कि mummified शरीर फिर से जी उठेंगे।
- It took about seventy days to mummify a body.
शव को mummify करने में लगभग सत्तर दिन लगते थे।
- Radhika saw a mummified cat in the museum.
राधिका ने संग्रहालय में एक mummified बिल्ली देखी।
- Scientists found a mummified hunter in the ice.
वैज्ञानिकों को बर्फ़ में एक mummified शिकारी मिला।
- The dry desert air can mummify a body naturally.
सूखी रेगिस्तानी हवा शव को प्राकृतिक रूप से mummify कर सकती है।
- Experts can tell from the wrapping how carefully a body was mummified.
विशेषज्ञ लपेटन से बता सकते हैं कि शव को कितनी सावधानी से mummify किया गया था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The pharaoh was mummifyed.
✓ The pharaoh was mummified.
Verbs ending in consonant + y change y to i before -ed.
Consonant + y पर समाप्त क्रियाओं में -ed से पहले y को i बना दिया जाता है।
✗ They mummify the body by the oils.
✓ They mummify the body with oils.
Use with to show the material used.
प्रयुक्त सामग्री बताने के लिए with आता है।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The art of preserving a dead body with spices and oils is embalming, and a body preserved in this way in ancient Egypt is a mummy.
मसालों और तेलों से शव को सुरक्षित रखने की कला embalming कहलाती है, और प्राचीन मिस्र में इस तरह सुरक्षित रखा गया शव mummy कहलाता है।