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 ماهیto 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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