Save Gender Feminine Usage Persian Scripts کیمیا(Persian) Pronounced Pron. /kiː.mi.ˈjɒː/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsKimia, Kimya Meaning & History Means "rare" or "alchemy" in Persian, possibly given in reference to the 11th-century Sufi text كيمياى سعادت (Kimiya-yi sa'ādat), 'The Alchemy of Happiness', by Al-Ghazali.