ماه

See also: ماہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

Formally from م و ه‎ (m-w-h) and its variant, م ي ه‎ (m-y-h), both of which derive denominally from مَاء‎ (māʔ), itself being ultimately from Proto-Semitic *māy-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maː.ha/

Verb

مَاهَ • (māha) I, non-past يَمُوهُ‎ or يَمِيهُ‎‎ (yamūhu or yamīhu)

  1. (intransitive) to abound with water
  2. (transitive) to give water to, to hydrate
    Synonyms: سَقَى‎ (saqā), رَوَى‎ (rawā)
    1. (transitive) to water (an animal)

Conjugation

Verb

مَاهَ • (māha) I, non-past يَمَاهُ‎‎ (yamāhu)

  1. (intransitive) to abound with water

Conjugation

Verb

مَاهَ • (māha) I, non-past يَمُوهُ‎‎ (yamūhu)

  1. (transitive) (with بِ‎ (bi)) to mix (something) with (something)

Conjugation

Persian

Alternative forms

  • مه‎ (mah) (poetic)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧‎ (byʿḥ /māh/)[[Category:|ماه]], from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /māha/), from Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah (compare Northern Kurdish meh, mang, Ossetian мӕй (mæj), Avestan 𐬨𐬃‎ (mā̊), 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵‎ (måŋh), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has (compare Sanskrit मास (mā́sa)), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”) (compare Albanian muaj, Armenian ամիս (amis), French mois, Tocharian A mañ, English moon, month). Doublet of مانگ‎ (mâng, “Moon”).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /mɒːh/
    • (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /mɒːh/
    • (Tajik): IPA(key): /mɔːh/
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    Noun

    Dari ماه
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik моҳ (moh)

    ماه • (mâh) (plural ماه‌ها‎ (mâh-hâ))

    1. moon
    2. month

    Adjective

    ماه • (mâh)

    1. fair (beautiful)
      Synonyms: ماهرو‎ (mâhru), ماهرُخ‎ (mâhrox)
    2. lovely
      ‏تو خیلی ماهی‎‎ ― to xeyli mâhi. ― You are so lovely.

    Derived terms

    • ماهان‎ (mâhân)
    • ماهانه‎ (mâhâne)
    • ماهرو‎ (mâhru)
    • ماهرخ‎ (mâhrox)
    • ماهچه‎ (mâhče) (obsolete)

    Descendants

    • → Urdu: ماہ‎ (māh)
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