Gabae

Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γάβαι (Gábai), probably from Old Persian *Gaba- (). Possibly corresponds to Middle Persian 𐭢𐭣𐭩‎ (gdy /Gay/, “Sasanian Isfahan”), Parthian 𐭂𐭀𐭁‎ (gʾb, “Sasanian Isfahan”), Arabic جَيْ‎ (jay, “[capital of] Isfahan?”).

Gabae

1. (historical) a town in ancient Persia

• Gabene, Gabiene

Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γαβαί (Gabaí), from Old Iranian; probably related to Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (gauua), 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (gāuua, “a region near Sogdiana”) (attested as 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬨‎ (gāum)).

Gabae

1. (historical) a stronghold between Sogdiana and the land of the Massagetian Scythians

• Rüdiger Schmitt (December 15, 2000), "Gabae" in Encyclopaedia Iranica