𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧
Middle Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- 𐫖𐫀𐫆 (mʾẖ) — Manichaean
Etymology edit
From Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (māha), from Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”).
Logogram from Aramaic 𐡁 (b-) + 𐡉𐡓𐡇 (yraḥ, īraḥ).
Noun edit
𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 • (BYRḤ /māh/)[1] (Inscriptional Pahlavi, ideograph)
- moon
- month
- name of the 12th day in the Zoroastrian calendar
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ 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