See also: مرد

Egyptian Arabic edit

Noun edit

مزد (mizd, mazdm

  1. Alternative form of مز (mizz, mazz)

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Persian [script needed] (myzd /⁠mizd⁠/), from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *miždám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *miždʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *misdʰós.[1] Cognate with Talysh مژد (məžd), Ossetian мызд (myzd), Avestan 𐬨𐬍𐬲𐬛𐬀 (mīžda), and further with Ancient Greek μισθός (misthós), German Miete.

Noun edit

مزد (mozd)

  1. wage, pay
  2. reward
  3. hire

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References edit

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “mizdhó-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 746