Khayyám

[ kahy-yahm, -yam ]

/ kaɪˈyɑm, -ˈyæm /

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noun

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Words nearby Khayyám

Khatanga, khatri, Khatti, Khattusas, khayal, Khayyám, khazi, kheda, khedive, Khelat, Kherson

How to use Khayyám in a sentence

Referring to life, Omar Khayyam was accurate enough about the moving finger writing, and having writ, moving on.
How Gossip Became History: Eminent Outlaws by Christopher Bram|Brad Gooch|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On the table were dirty teacups, a flat chocolate cake, and Omar Khayyam, with an Oswego biscuit between his pages.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster
Almost immediately he replied to her from Nottingham, sending her at the same time a little "Omar Khayyam."
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
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

This is sufficiently proved from his large work—the illustrations to the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."
Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New|Walter Crane
Those whom the cult of sensual desires has overcome follow Horace and Omar Khayyam.
The Hearts of Men|H. Fielding

British Dictionary definitions for Khayyám

Khayyám

/ (kaɪˈɑːm) /

noun

See Omar Khayyám

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