Reconstruction:Old Persian/maniš

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 𐎶𐎴𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 (m-n-i-y-a-t-i-y /⁠maniyātaiy⁠/, “to think, consider”) +‎ -𐎡𐏁 (-i-š /⁠-iš⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *mányatay.

Noun

*maniš^[1]

thought, mind

References

^ Tolman, Herbert Cushing (1908) “haxāmaniš”, in Ancient Persian lexicon and the texts of the Achaemenidan inscriptions transliterated and translated with special reference to their recent re-examination (Vanderbilt Oriental Series; 6), New York/Cincinnati/Chicago: American Book Company, page 131: “*maniš”

[1] Tolman, Herbert Cushing (1908) “haxāmaniš”, in Ancient Persian lexicon and the texts of the Achaemenidan inscriptions transliterated and translated with special reference to their recent re-examination (Vanderbilt Oriental Series; 6), New York/Cincinnati/Chicago: American Book Company, page 131: “*maniš”

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