Reconstruction:Old Persian/margā

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *márgaH (meadow, grass).

Noun

*margā[1]

  1. meadow
  2. herb

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: (/⁠marw⁠/, herbage, grass)
    Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫡𐫇 (mrw)
    Book Pahlavi script: (mlw')

References

  1. ^ Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 61:OP *marga- (cf. YAv. marᵊγā-) > MP marw ‘meadow; herb’