ماهی

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See also: ماہی and ماهي

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian ماهی (mâhi).

Noun

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ماهی (mahi)

  1. fish, a cold-blooded animal that lives in water
    Synonyms: بالق (balık), حوت (hut), سمك (semek)
  2. (astronomy) Pisces, a constellation of the zodiac
  3. (astrology) Pisces, the zodiac sign for the fish

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: mahi

Further reading

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Pashto

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Noun

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ماهی (māháym

  1. fish

Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? māhī
Dari reading? māhī
Iranian reading? mâhi
Tajik reading? mohi

Etymology 1

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾhyk' /⁠māhīg⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *mácyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas. Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬀 (masiia), Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya).

Noun

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Dari ماهی
Iranian Persian
Tajik моҳӣ

ماهی (mâhi) (plural ماهیان (mâhiyân) or ماهی‌ها (mâhi-hâ))

  1. fish
  2. (archaic) a whale or sea monster
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From ماه (mâh) +‎ ـی (-i).

Adjective

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Dari ماهی
Iranian Persian
Tajik моҳӣ

ماهی (mâhi)

  1. lunar, moonly