𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧
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Middle Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- 𐫖𐫀𐫆 (mʾẖ) — Manichaean
Etymology[edit]
From Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (māha), from Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”).
Logogram from Aramaic 𐡁 (b-) + 𐡉𐡓𐡇 (yraḥ, īraḥ).
Noun[edit]
𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 • (BYRḤ /māh/)[1] (Inscriptional Pahlavi, ideograph)
- moon
- month
- name of the 12th day in the Zoroastrian calendar
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Gignoux, Philippe (1972) Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 21b
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- Middle Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
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- Middle Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Middle Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Middle Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Middle Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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