𐎶𐎠𐏃

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *māha- (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬃‏‎ (mā̊‏), 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵‎ (måŋh)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́sa-, *mā́s- (compare Sanskrit मास (mā́sa)), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”).

Noun

𐎶𐎠𐏃 (māha) m

  1. month
  2. moon

Descendants
  • Middle Persian: (/māh/)
    Manichaean: 𐫖𐫀𐫆‎ (mʾẖ)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾh)
    Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧‎ (BYRH)
    • Classical Persian: [Term?]
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