مارماهی

Persian

Alternative forms

• مار ماهی (mār māhī / mâr mâhi)
• ماهی مار (māhī mār / mâhi mâr)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Persian مار (mār / mâr)

the BMAC substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas

Proto-Iranian *mácyah

Middle Persian [script needed] (mʾhyk' /⁠māhīg⁠/)

Persian ماهی (māhī / mâhi)

Persian مارماهی

From مار (mār / mâr, “snake”) + ماهی (māhī / mâhi, “fish”). Akin to Arabic مَارْمَاهِيج (mārmāhīj, “eel”), whence Middle Armenian մարմահիճ (marmahič). See more at Azerbaijani ilanbalığı for cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maːr.maː.ˈhiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑːɾ.mɑː.ɦíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑːɾ.mɑː.ɦíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑːɾ.mɑː.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔːɾ.mɔː.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒːɹ.mɒː.ɦíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔɾ.mɔ.ɦí]

• Rhymes: -iː

Readings
Classical reading?	mārmāhī
Dari reading?	mārmāhī
Iranian reading?	mârmâhi
Tajik reading?	mormohi

Noun

مارماهی • (mārmāhī / mârmâhi) (Tajik spelling мормоҳӣ)

1. eel

Descendants

• → Arabic: مَارْمَاهِي (mārmāhī, “eel”)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مارماهی (marmahi, “eel”)