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Khayyám

[ kahy-yahm, -yam ]
/ kaɪˈyɑm, -ˈyæm /

noun

Omar. Omar Khayyám.

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Words nearby Khayyám

Khatanga, khatri, Khatti, Khattusas, khayal, Khayyám, khazi, kheda, khedive, Khelat, Kherson
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Example sentences from the Web for Khayyám

  • I only ask, responded Khayyam, that I may enjoy the revenues of my native village.

    The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam|Omar Khayyam

  • I felt greatly encouraged with Khayyam,--pronounced Ki-yam,--which had the K sound, and in form had the h.

    Who Goes There?|Blackwood Ketcham Benson

British Dictionary definitions for Khayyám

Khayyám
/ (kaɪˈɑːm) /

noun

See Omar Khayyám
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