ماه

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See also: ماہ

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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-.

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Verb[edit]

مَاهَ (māha) I, non-past يَمُوهُor يَمِيهُ‎‎ (yamūhu or yamīhu)

  1. (intransitive) to abound with water
  2. (transitive) to give water to, to hydrate
    Synonyms: سَقَى(saqā), رَوَى(rawā)
    1. (transitive) to water (an animal)

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Verb[edit]

مَاهَ (māha) I, non-past يَمَاهُ‎‎ (yamāhu)

  1. (intransitive) to abound with water

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مَاهَ (māha) I, non-past يَمُوهُ‎‎ (yamūhu)

  1. (transitive) (with بِ(bi)) to mix (something) with (something)

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Persian[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • مه(mah) (poetic)

Etymology[edit]

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).

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Noun[edit]

Dari ماه
Iranian Persian
Tajik моҳ (moh)

ماه (mâh) (plural ماه‌ها(mâh-hâ))

  1. moon
  2. month

Adjective[edit]

ماه (mâh)

  1. fair (beautiful)
    Synonyms: ماهرو(mâhru), ماهرُخ(mâhrox)
  2. lovely
    تو خیلی ماهی‎‎ ― to xeyli mâhi.You are so lovely.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Urdu: ماہ(māh)