𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧

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Middle Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (māha), from Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (moon, month).

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Logogram from Aramaic 𐡁 (b-) + 𐡉𐡓𐡇 (yraḥ, īraḥ).

Noun

𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (BYRḤ /māh/)[1] (Inscriptional Pahlavi, ideograph)

  1. moon
  2. month
  3. name of the 12th day in the Zoroastrian calendar

Descendants

  • Persian: ماه (mâh)

References

  1. ^ 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