𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Aramaic

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /⁠maguš⁠/).[1]

Noun

[edit]

𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔 • (mgwš) ?

  1. Mazdean priest

Descendants

[edit]
  • Classical Syriac: ܡܓܘܫܐ (məḡūšā)
  • → Arabic: مَجُوس (majūs)
  • → Hebrew: מָג (māḡ)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “1.4.3.3 Maguš (m-gu-u-š)”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 79: “79”
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔&oldid=61816628"