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ماه

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See also: ماہ

Arabic

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Etymology

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Formally from م و ه (m w h) and its variant, م ي ه (m y h), both of which derive denominally from مَاء (māʔ), itself being ultimately from Proto-Semitic *māy-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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مَاهَ (māha) I (non-past يَمُوهُ (yamūhu), verbal noun مَوْه (mawh) or مُؤُوه (muʔūh) or مَاهَة (māha))
مَاهَ (māha) I (non-past يَمِيهُ (yamīhu), verbal noun مَيْه (mayh) or مَيْهَة (mayha))

  1. (intransitive) to produce water (of a well, etc.)
  2. (intransitive) to abound with water (of a well, etc.)
  3. (intransitive) to take on water (of a ship)
  4. (transitive) to give water to, to hydrate
    Synonyms: سَقَى (saqā), رَوَى (rawā)
    1. (transitive) to water (an animal)
    2. (transitive) to gild, to coat with gold or similar material
    3. (intransitive) to err [with فِي () ‘in one's words’], to make a slip of the tongue

Conjugation

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Conjugation of مَاهَ (I, hollow, a ~ u, full passive, verbal nouns مَوْه, مُؤُوه, مَاهَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
مَوْه, مُؤُوه, مَاهَة
mawh, muʔūh, māha
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مَائِه
māʔih
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَمُوه
mamūh
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مُهْتُ
muhtu
مُهْتَ
muhta
مَاهَ
māha
مُهْتُمَا
muhtumā
مَاهَا
māhā
مُهْنَا
muhnā
مُهْتُمْ
muhtum
مَاهُوا
māhū
f مُهْتِ
muhti
مَاهَتْ
māhat
مَاهَتَا
māhatā
مُهْتُنَّ
muhtunna
مُهْنَ
muhna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَمُوهُ
ʔamūhu
تَمُوهُ
tamūhu
يَمُوهُ
yamūhu
تَمُوهَانِ
tamūhāni
يَمُوهَانِ
yamūhāni
نَمُوهُ
namūhu
تَمُوهُونَ
tamūhūna
يَمُوهُونَ
yamūhūna
f تَمُوهِينَ
tamūhīna
تَمُوهُ
tamūhu
تَمُوهَانِ
tamūhāni
تَمُهْنَ
tamuhna
يَمُهْنَ
yamuhna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَمُوهَ
ʔamūha
تَمُوهَ
tamūha
يَمُوهَ
yamūha
تَمُوهَا
tamūhā
يَمُوهَا
yamūhā
نَمُوهَ
namūha
تَمُوهُوا
tamūhū
يَمُوهُوا
yamūhū
f تَمُوهِي
tamūhī
تَمُوهَ
tamūha
تَمُوهَا
tamūhā
تَمُهْنَ
tamuhna
يَمُهْنَ
yamuhna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَمُهْ
ʔamuh
تَمُهْ
tamuh
يَمُهْ
yamuh
تَمُوهَا
tamūhā
يَمُوهَا
yamūhā
نَمُهْ
namuh
تَمُوهُوا
tamūhū
يَمُوهُوا
yamūhū
f تَمُوهِي
tamūhī
تَمُهْ
tamuh
تَمُوهَا
tamūhā
تَمُهْنَ
tamuhna
يَمُهْنَ
yamuhna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m مُهْ
muh
مُوهَا
mūhā
مُوهُوا
mūhū
f مُوهِي
mūhī
مُهْنَ
muhna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مِهْتُ
mihtu
مِهْتَ
mihta
مِيهَ
mīha
مِهْتُمَا
mihtumā
مِيهَا
mīhā
مِهْنَا
mihnā
مِهْتُمْ
mihtum
مِيهُوا
mīhū
f مِهْتِ
mihti
مِيهَتْ
mīhat
مِيهَتَا
mīhatā
مِهْتُنَّ
mihtunna
مِهْنَ
mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُمَاهُ
ʔumāhu
تُمَاهُ
tumāhu
يُمَاهُ
yumāhu
تُمَاهَانِ
tumāhāni
يُمَاهَانِ
yumāhāni
نُمَاهُ
numāhu
تُمَاهُونَ
tumāhūna
يُمَاهُونَ
yumāhūna
f تُمَاهِينَ
tumāhīna
تُمَاهُ
tumāhu
تُمَاهَانِ
tumāhāni
تُمَهْنَ
tumahna
يُمَهْنَ
yumahna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُمَاهَ
ʔumāha
تُمَاهَ
tumāha
يُمَاهَ
yumāha
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
يُمَاهَا
yumāhā
نُمَاهَ
numāha
تُمَاهُوا
tumāhū
يُمَاهُوا
yumāhū
f تُمَاهِي
tumāhī
تُمَاهَ
tumāha
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
تُمَهْنَ
tumahna
يُمَهْنَ
yumahna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُمَهْ
ʔumah
تُمَهْ
tumah
يُمَهْ
yumah
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
يُمَاهَا
yumāhā
نُمَهْ
numah
تُمَاهُوا
tumāhū
يُمَاهُوا
yumāhū
f تُمَاهِي
tumāhī
تُمَهْ
tumah
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
تُمَهْنَ
tumahna
يُمَهْنَ
yumahna
Conjugation of مَاهَ (I, hollow, a ~ i, full passive, verbal nouns مَيْه, مَيْهَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
مَيْه, مَيْهَة
mayh, mayha
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مَائِه
māʔih
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَمِيه
mamīh
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مِهْتُ
mihtu
مِهْتَ
mihta
مَاهَ
māha
مِهْتُمَا
mihtumā
مَاهَا
māhā
مِهْنَا
mihnā
مِهْتُمْ
mihtum
مَاهُوا
māhū
f مِهْتِ
mihti
مَاهَتْ
māhat
مَاهَتَا
māhatā
مِهْتُنَّ
mihtunna
مِهْنَ
mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَمِيهُ
ʔamīhu
تَمِيهُ
tamīhu
يَمِيهُ
yamīhu
تَمِيهَانِ
tamīhāni
يَمِيهَانِ
yamīhāni
نَمِيهُ
namīhu
تَمِيهُونَ
tamīhūna
يَمِيهُونَ
yamīhūna
f تَمِيهِينَ
tamīhīna
تَمِيهُ
tamīhu
تَمِيهَانِ
tamīhāni
تَمِهْنَ
tamihna
يَمِهْنَ
yamihna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَمِيهَ
ʔamīha
تَمِيهَ
tamīha
يَمِيهَ
yamīha
تَمِيهَا
tamīhā
يَمِيهَا
yamīhā
نَمِيهَ
namīha
تَمِيهُوا
tamīhū
يَمِيهُوا
yamīhū
f تَمِيهِي
tamīhī
تَمِيهَ
tamīha
تَمِيهَا
tamīhā
تَمِهْنَ
tamihna
يَمِهْنَ
yamihna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَمِهْ
ʔamih
تَمِهْ
tamih
يَمِهْ
yamih
تَمِيهَا
tamīhā
يَمِيهَا
yamīhā
نَمِهْ
namih
تَمِيهُوا
tamīhū
يَمِيهُوا
yamīhū
f تَمِيهِي
tamīhī
تَمِهْ
tamih
تَمِيهَا
tamīhā
تَمِهْنَ
tamihna
يَمِهْنَ
yamihna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m مِهْ
mih
مِيهَا
mīhā
مِيهُوا
mīhū
f مِيهِي
mīhī
مِهْنَ
mihna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مِهْتُ
mihtu
مِهْتَ
mihta
مِيهَ
mīha
مِهْتُمَا
mihtumā
مِيهَا
mīhā
مِهْنَا
mihnā
مِهْتُمْ
mihtum
مِيهُوا
mīhū
f مِهْتِ
mihti
مِيهَتْ
mīhat
مِيهَتَا
mīhatā
مِهْتُنَّ
mihtunna
مِهْنَ
mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُمَاهُ
ʔumāhu
تُمَاهُ
tumāhu
يُمَاهُ
yumāhu
تُمَاهَانِ
tumāhāni
يُمَاهَانِ
yumāhāni
نُمَاهُ
numāhu
تُمَاهُونَ
tumāhūna
يُمَاهُونَ
yumāhūna
f تُمَاهِينَ
tumāhīna
تُمَاهُ
tumāhu
تُمَاهَانِ
tumāhāni
تُمَهْنَ
tumahna
يُمَهْنَ
yumahna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُمَاهَ
ʔumāha
تُمَاهَ
tumāha
يُمَاهَ
yumāha
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
يُمَاهَا
yumāhā
نُمَاهَ
numāha
تُمَاهُوا
tumāhū
يُمَاهُوا
yumāhū
f تُمَاهِي
tumāhī
تُمَاهَ
tumāha
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
تُمَهْنَ
tumahna
يُمَهْنَ
yumahna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُمَهْ
ʔumah
تُمَهْ
tumah
يُمَهْ
yumah
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
يُمَاهَا
yumāhā
نُمَهْ
numah
تُمَاهُوا
tumāhū
يُمَاهُوا
yumāhū
f تُمَاهِي
tumāhī
تُمَهْ
tumah
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
تُمَهْنَ
tumahna
يُمَهْنَ
yumahna

Verb

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مَاهَ (māha) I (non-past يَمَاهُ (yamāhu), verbal noun مَوْه (mawh) or مُؤُوه (muʔūh) or مَاهَة (māha))

  1. (intransitive) to abound with water

Conjugation

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Conjugation of مَاهَ (I, hollow, i ~ a, no passive, verbal nouns مَوْه, مُؤُوه, مَاهَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
مَوْه, مُؤُوه, مَاهَة
mawh, muʔūh, māha
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
?
?
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مِهْتُ
mihtu
مِهْتَ
mihta
مَاهَ
māha
مِهْتُمَا
mihtumā
مَاهَا
māhā
مِهْنَا
mihnā
مِهْتُمْ
mihtum
مَاهُوا
māhū
f مِهْتِ
mihti
مَاهَتْ
māhat
مَاهَتَا
māhatā
مِهْتُنَّ
mihtunna
مِهْنَ
mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَمَاهُ
ʔamāhu
تَمَاهُ
tamāhu
يَمَاهُ
yamāhu
تَمَاهَانِ
tamāhāni
يَمَاهَانِ
yamāhāni
نَمَاهُ
namāhu
تَمَاهُونَ
tamāhūna
يَمَاهُونَ
yamāhūna
f تَمَاهِينَ
tamāhīna
تَمَاهُ
tamāhu
تَمَاهَانِ
tamāhāni
تَمَهْنَ
tamahna
يَمَهْنَ
yamahna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَمَاهَ
ʔamāha
تَمَاهَ
tamāha
يَمَاهَ
yamāha
تَمَاهَا
tamāhā
يَمَاهَا
yamāhā
نَمَاهَ
namāha
تَمَاهُوا
tamāhū
يَمَاهُوا
yamāhū
f تَمَاهِي
tamāhī
تَمَاهَ
tamāha
تَمَاهَا
tamāhā
تَمَهْنَ
tamahna
يَمَهْنَ
yamahna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَمَهْ
ʔamah
تَمَهْ
tamah
يَمَهْ
yamah
تَمَاهَا
tamāhā
يَمَاهَا
yamāhā
نَمَهْ
namah
تَمَاهُوا
tamāhū
يَمَاهُوا
yamāhū
f تَمَاهِي
tamāhī
تَمَهْ
tamah
تَمَاهَا
tamāhā
تَمَهْنَ
tamahna
يَمَهْنَ
yamahna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m مَهْ
mah
مَاهَا
māhā
مَاهُوا
māhū
f مَاهِي
māhī
مَهْنَ
mahna

Verb

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مَاهَ (māha) I (non-past يَمُوهُ (yamūhu), verbal noun مَوْه (mawh))

  1. (transitive) to mix [with accusative ‘something’ and بِ (bi) ‘with something’]

Conjugation

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Conjugation of مَاهَ (I, hollow, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun مَوْه)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
مَوْه
mawh
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مَائِه
māʔih
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَمُوه
mamūh
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مُهْتُ
muhtu
مُهْتَ
muhta
مَاهَ
māha
مُهْتُمَا
muhtumā
مَاهَا
māhā
مُهْنَا
muhnā
مُهْتُمْ
muhtum
مَاهُوا
māhū
f مُهْتِ
muhti
مَاهَتْ
māhat
مَاهَتَا
māhatā
مُهْتُنَّ
muhtunna
مُهْنَ
muhna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَمُوهُ
ʔamūhu
تَمُوهُ
tamūhu
يَمُوهُ
yamūhu
تَمُوهَانِ
tamūhāni
يَمُوهَانِ
yamūhāni
نَمُوهُ
namūhu
تَمُوهُونَ
tamūhūna
يَمُوهُونَ
yamūhūna
f تَمُوهِينَ
tamūhīna
تَمُوهُ
tamūhu
تَمُوهَانِ
tamūhāni
تَمُهْنَ
tamuhna
يَمُهْنَ
yamuhna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَمُوهَ
ʔamūha
تَمُوهَ
tamūha
يَمُوهَ
yamūha
تَمُوهَا
tamūhā
يَمُوهَا
yamūhā
نَمُوهَ
namūha
تَمُوهُوا
tamūhū
يَمُوهُوا
yamūhū
f تَمُوهِي
tamūhī
تَمُوهَ
tamūha
تَمُوهَا
tamūhā
تَمُهْنَ
tamuhna
يَمُهْنَ
yamuhna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَمُهْ
ʔamuh
تَمُهْ
tamuh
يَمُهْ
yamuh
تَمُوهَا
tamūhā
يَمُوهَا
yamūhā
نَمُهْ
namuh
تَمُوهُوا
tamūhū
يَمُوهُوا
yamūhū
f تَمُوهِي
tamūhī
تَمُهْ
tamuh
تَمُوهَا
tamūhā
تَمُهْنَ
tamuhna
يَمُهْنَ
yamuhna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m مُهْ
muh
مُوهَا
mūhā
مُوهُوا
mūhū
f مُوهِي
mūhī
مُهْنَ
muhna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مِهْتُ
mihtu
مِهْتَ
mihta
مِيهَ
mīha
مِهْتُمَا
mihtumā
مِيهَا
mīhā
مِهْنَا
mihnā
مِهْتُمْ
mihtum
مِيهُوا
mīhū
f مِهْتِ
mihti
مِيهَتْ
mīhat
مِيهَتَا
mīhatā
مِهْتُنَّ
mihtunna
مِهْنَ
mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُمَاهُ
ʔumāhu
تُمَاهُ
tumāhu
يُمَاهُ
yumāhu
تُمَاهَانِ
tumāhāni
يُمَاهَانِ
yumāhāni
نُمَاهُ
numāhu
تُمَاهُونَ
tumāhūna
يُمَاهُونَ
yumāhūna
f تُمَاهِينَ
tumāhīna
تُمَاهُ
tumāhu
تُمَاهَانِ
tumāhāni
تُمَهْنَ
tumahna
يُمَهْنَ
yumahna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُمَاهَ
ʔumāha
تُمَاهَ
tumāha
يُمَاهَ
yumāha
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
يُمَاهَا
yumāhā
نُمَاهَ
numāha
تُمَاهُوا
tumāhū
يُمَاهُوا
yumāhū
f تُمَاهِي
tumāhī
تُمَاهَ
tumāha
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
تُمَهْنَ
tumahna
يُمَهْنَ
yumahna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُمَهْ
ʔumah
تُمَهْ
tumah
يُمَهْ
yumah
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
يُمَاهَا
yumāhā
نُمَهْ
numah
تُمَاهُوا
tumāhū
يُمَاهُوا
yumāhū
f تُمَاهِي
tumāhī
تُمَهْ
tumah
تُمَاهَا
tumāhā
تُمَهْنَ
tumahna
يُمَهْنَ
yumahna

Persian

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Etymology 1

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    From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ /⁠māh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /⁠māha⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah (compare Northern Kurdish meh, mang, Ossetian мӕй (mæj), Avestan 𐬨𐬃 (mā̊), 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵 (måŋh), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has (compare Sanskrit मास (mā́sa)), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (moon, month) (compare Albanian muaj, Armenian ամիս (amis), French mois, Tocharian A mañ, English moon, month). Doublet of مانگ (mâng, Moon).[1]

    For the poetic sense "beautiful person," compare the semantics of Arabic قَمَر (qamar, Moon; (in poetry) beautiful person).

    Pronunciation

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    Readings
    Classical reading? māh
    Dari reading? māh
    Iranian reading? mâh
    Tajik reading? moh
    • Audio (Iran):(file)

    Noun

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    Dari ماه
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik моҳ

    ماه (mâh) (plural ماه‌ها)

    1. moon
      • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 122:
        شبم ز روزن اگر ماه آسمان آید
        جهم ز جای تصور کنم که ماه منست
        šabam zi rōzan agar māh-i āsmān āyad
        jaham zi jāy tasawwur kunam ki māh-i man ast
        At night, if the moon of the heavens comes to me through the window,
        I leap forth from my place, imagining that it is my beloved.
        (Classical Persian transliteration)
    2. month
    3. (poetic, figurative) beautiful person; beauty; the beloved
      Synonyms: ماهرو (mâhru), ماهرُخ (mâhrox)
      تو خیلی ماهیto xeyli mâhi.You are so lovely.
      • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 122:
        شبم ز روزن اگر ماه آسمان آید
        جهم ز جای تصور کنم که ماه منست
        šabam zi rōzan agar māh-i āsmān āyad
        jaham zi jāy tasawwur kunam ki māh-i man ast
        At night, if the moon of the heavens comes to me through the window,
        I leap forth from my place, imagining that it is my beloved [lit: "moon"].
        (Classical Persian transliteration)
    Alternative forms
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    Derived terms
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    Descendants
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    • Gujarati: માહ (māh)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: माह (māh)
      Urdu: مَاہ (māh)

    Etymology 2

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    Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (mʾy /⁠māy⁠⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (m-a-d /⁠mādaʰ⁠/). Doublet of ماد (mâd).

    Proper noun

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    ماه (mâh)

    1. (historical) Media (a geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes)
    2. (historical) Media (a possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated)
      Synonym: ماد (mâd)
    Derived terms
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    References

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    1. ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2015) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 338