Definition
Rare or precious objects, especially ancient manuscripts, valuable books, or museum pieces considered treasures of great worth.
Etymology
From Greek keimélia, meaning 'treasures' or 'precious objects.' The root kei- relates to 'lying down' or 'stored,' as treasures were kept stored and guarded in special places.
Kelly Says
In academic libraries, 'cimelia' rooms contain the rarest books on Earth—some libraries have special climate-controlled vaults for these treasures where only gloved experts are allowed to look at 500-year-old manuscripts.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Cimelia
Chi-me-lee-ah
ARالعربية
سيميليا
si-mee-lee-ah
BNবাংলা
সিমেলিয়া
si-me-lee-ah
CACatalà
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
CSČeština
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
DADansk
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
DEDeutsch
Cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
σιμελιά
si-me-lee-ah
ESEspañol
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
FAفارسی
سیملیا
si-me-lee-ah
FISuomi
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
FRFrançais
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
GUGU
સિમેલિયા
si-me-lee-ah
HAHA
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
HEעברית
סימליה
si-me-lee-ah
HIहिन्दी
सिमेलिया
si-me-lee-ah
HUMagyar
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
IGIG
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
ITItaliano
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
KKKK
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
KMKM
Cimelia
Chi-me-lee-ah
MRMR
सिमेलिया
si-me-lee-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
Cimelia
Chi-me-lee-ah
NLNederlands
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
NONorsk
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
PAPA
ਸਿਮੇਲੀਆ
si-me-lee-ah
PLPolski
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
PTPortuguês
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
RORomână
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
RUРусский
цимелия
tsi-me-lee-ah
SVSvenska
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
SWKiswahili
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
TAதமிழ்
சீமேலியா
see-me-lee-ah
TEతెలుగు
సిమెలియా
si-me-lee-ah
THไทย
ซิเมเลีย
si-me-lee-ah
TLTL
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
TRTürkçe
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
UKУкраїнська
цимелія
tsi-me-lee-ah
URاردو
سِمِلیا
si-me-lee-ah
VITiếng Việt
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
YOYO
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah
ZUZU
cimelia
chi-me-lee-ah