مژه
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Iranian *maiĵ- (“to blink, wink”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayš- (“to blink, wink”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyg⁽ʷ⁾ʰ- (“to blink, cover (the eyes)”). Cognate with Sanskrit मिष् (miṣ, “to wink”), Lithuanian miẽgas (“sleep”), Proto-Slavic *měžiti (“to close one's eyes”).[1] Alternatively, from موی (muy, “hair”) + ـژه (že, “diminutive suffix”). Akin to Sogdian [script needed] (miža, muža), and Mazanderani میجیک (mijik).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [mu.ˈʒa ~ mi.ˈʒa]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.ʒé ~ me.ʒé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.ʒǽ ~ mi.ʒǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | muža ~ miža |
| Dari reading? | muža ~ miža |
| Iranian reading? | može ~ meže |
| Tajik reading? | muža ~ miža |
Noun
[edit]مژه • (može) (plural مژهها (može-hâ) or مژگان (možgân))
Derived terms
[edit]- مژک (možak)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Khalaj: muja
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “مژه”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[1] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, pages 1173b–1174a
- Wolff, Fritz (1935) Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname[2] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 772b