𐭬𐭢𐭥

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Middle Persian

Alternative forms

  • (MGWŠH)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /⁠maguš⁠/).

Noun

𐭬𐭢𐭥 • (mgw /moɣ/)[1]

  1. Mazdean priest

Derived terms

  • (/⁠mowbed[1][2]⁠/, “high priest”)
    Book Pahlavi script: (mgwpt')
    Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭬𐭢𐭥𐭯𐭲 (mgwpt)
  • (/⁠mowmard,[1][3] moɣmard[4]⁠/, “priest”)
    Book Pahlavi script: (mgwmlt'), (mgwGBRA)
    • → Parthian:
      Book Pahlavi script: (mgwGBRA)

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gignoux, Philippe (1972) “mgw”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 28
  2. ^ Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, pages 37, 61
  3. ^ Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2007) Introduction to Pahlavi, Cambridge, page 44
  4. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “*moγ-mard, 56”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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