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Kimia
Kimia is an Ancient Greek word and a feminine given name in Persian language. It means elixir of life, alchemy, or the philosopher’s stone. In ancient Persian poetry, kimia means "rare" or "unique." The word is from the Ancient Greek , ''khēmia'', or , ''khēmeia'',"alchemy", entry in ''The Oxford English Dictionary'', J. A. Simpson and E. S. C. Weiner, vol. 1, 2nd ed., 1989, . 'art of alloying metals', from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”), from χέω (khéō, “I pour”). The ultimate origin of the word is uncertain. According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', it may be derived from the greek , which is derived from the ancient Egyptian language, Egyptian name of Egypt, ''khem'' or ''khm'', ''khame'', or ''khmi'', meaning "blackness", i.e., the rich dark soil of the Nile river valley. Therefore, alchemy can be seen as the "Egyptian art" or the "black art". However, it is also possible that ''al-kīmiyāʾ'' derived from , meaning "cast together". Alchemy is a phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimia Alizadeh
Kimia Alizadeh Zonouzi ( fa, کیمیا علیزاده زنوزی, Kīmiyā Alīzādeh Zonūzī; born 10 July 1998) is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete. Alizadeh won a bronze medal in the taekwondo 57 kg weight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by defeating Swedish athlete Nikita Glasnović. This made her the first Iranian woman to win a medal at a Summer Olympics. She also won a gold medal in the women's 63-kg class at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. She beat London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 gold medallist Jade Jones at the 2015 World Championship to win a bronze medal. She also won a silver medal two years later at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. In January 2020, Alizadeh announced that she was leaving Iran permanently for Europe. Explaining her defection, she stated, "I am one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran who they have been playing with for years." She stated she did not intend to compete for Iran in the 2020 Summer Olympics, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |