Gabae
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γάβαι (Gábai), probably from Old Persian *Gaba-. Possibly corresponds to Middle Persian 𐭢𐭣𐭩 (gdy /Gay/, “Sasanian Isfahan”), Parthian 𐭂𐭀𐭁 (gʾb, “Sasanian Isfahan”), Arabic جَيْ (jay, “[capital of] Isfahan?”).
Proper noun
[edit]Gabae
- (historical) An ancient Zoroastrian city in Persia, in modern Iran; modern Isfahan.
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γαβαί (Gabaí), from Old Iranian; probably related to Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (gauua), 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀 (gāuua, “a region near Sogdiana”) (attested as 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬨 (gāum)).
Proper noun
[edit]Gabae
- (historical) A stronghold between Sogdiana and the land of the Massagetian Scythians
References
[edit]- Rüdiger Schmitt (December 15, 2000), "Gabae" in Encyclopaedia Iranica
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