Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/mā́Hah

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has.

Noun

*mā́Hah m

1. moon
2. month

Derived terms

• *mā́Hhtáwbah (“moonlight”)
  • East Central Iranian:
    • Ormuri: [script needed] (mātau)
    • Yagnobi: маҳтоб (mahtob)
  • Southwest Iranian:
    • Kumzari: [script needed] (maytāwo)
    • Persian: مهتاب (mahtâb)

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬨𐬃 (mā̊), 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵 (måŋh, “month, moon”), 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬀 (måŋha, “moon”)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Ossetian:

    Digor Ossetian: мӕйӕ (mæjæ)

    Iron Ossetian: мӕй (mæj)

  • Saka:
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (māstä)
    • Wakhi: mы̄y
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian:

      Greek: μαο (mao /⁠mā⁠/), μαυο (mauo /⁠māh⁠/)

    • Sogdic: [script needed] (*mą̄́h)
      • Sogdian: (/māx/)

        Buddhist: [script needed] (mʾγ(h)), [script needed] (mʾx)

        Christian: [script needed] (mʾx)

        Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫀𐫟 (mʾx)

        Sogdian script: [script needed] (mʾγ(h)), [script needed] (mʾx)

      • Yagnobi: mahtṓb, mōhtṓb
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pamir:
    • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (mā)
    • Shugni-Yazghulami:
      • Shugni-Roshani
        • Roshani: [script needed] (mēst)
        • Sarikoli: [script needed] (most)
        • Shughni: [script needed] (mêst /⁠mɛ̄st⁠/)
      • Yazghulami: [script needed] (mast)
  • Parachi: mahȫk
  • Pashto: مياشت (myāšt)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Kurdish:
    • Northern Kurdish: meh (“month”)
    • Central Kurdish: مانگ (māng, “month, moon”)
    • Southern Kurdish: مانگ (māng, “month, moon”)
    • Laki: مونگ (mong, “month, moon”)
  • Parthian: 𐫖𐫀𐫆 (mʾẖ /⁠māh⁠/)
  • Zaza-Gurani:
    • Gurani: مانگه (mānga, “month, moon”)
    • Zazaki: menge (manga, “month”)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (māha)
    • Middle Persian:

      Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫀𐫆 (mʾẖ)

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾh)

      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (BYRH), 𐫖𐫀𐫆 (mʾẖ) — Manichaean

      • Classical Persian: مَاه (māh), مه (mah) (poetic)
        • Iranian Persian: مَاه (mâh)
        • Tajik: моҳ (moh)
        • → Gujarati: માહ (māh)
        • → Hindustani:

          Hindi: माह (māh)

          Urdu: مَاہ (māh)

• → Old Armenian: մահիկ (mahik)