μαυο
Bactrian edit
Alternative forms edit
- μαο (mao)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h). Cognate of Sanskrit मास् (mās), मास (māsa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
μαυο (mauo /māh/)
References edit
- Gholami, Saloumeh (2014) Selected Features of Bactrian Grammar (Göttinger Orientforschungen, III. Reihe: Iranica. Neue Folge; 12)[1], Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, pages 39, 138
- Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2000) Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan (Studies in the Khalili Collection III, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II), Oxford: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, pages 36–37, 90–91