Reconstruction:Old Persian/Māhibaujanah

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 *Māhiš (“moon deity Mah”) +‎ *baujanah (“profit, advantage”). Cognate with Parthian 𐭌𐭄𐭁𐭅𐭆𐭍 (Māhbōžan).

Proper noun

*Māhibaujanah m

1. a male given name

Descendants

(taking Old Persian as representative for all Old Iranian):

• → Ancient Greek: Μαιβουζάνης (Maibouzánēs)
  • Greek: Μαιβουζάνης (Maivouzánis)
  • → Latin: Maebuzanēs
• → Imperial Aramaic: 𐡌𐡄𐡉𐡁𐡅𐡆𐡍 (mhybwzn)