Reconstruction:Old Persian/mānā

This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *dmáHnaH (building, dwelling, house).

Noun edit

*mānā[1]

  1. house
  2. dwelling

Descendants edit

  • Middle Persian: (/⁠mān⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫀𐫗 (mʾn)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾn')
    • Classical Persian: مان (mān)

References edit

  1. ^ Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 73:OP *māna-