Reconstruction:Old Persian/margā
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Iranian *márgaH (“meadow, grass”).
Noun[edit]
*margā[1]
Descendants[edit]
- Middle Persian: (/marw/, “herbage, grass”)
- Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫡𐫇 (mrw)
- Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mlw')
References[edit]
- ^ Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 61: “OP *marga- (cf. YAv. marᵊγā-) > MP marw ‘meadow; herb’”