مهوش
Persian
Alternative forms
- مهوش (mahvaš)
- ماهوش (mâhvaš)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾhwš /Māhwaš/, “a female given name”).[1] Corresponding to مه (mah, “moon”) + ـوش (vaš, “-like”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mah.ˈwaʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.wǽʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæɦ.vǽʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.vǽʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mahwaš |
| Dari reading? | mahwaš |
| Iranian reading? | mahvaš |
| Tajik reading? | mahvaš |
Proper noun
مهوش • (mahvaš)
- a female given name, Mahvash
References
- ^ Bāghbidi, Hassan Rezāi. 2011. New Light on the Middle Persian-Chinese Bilingual Inscription from Xī’ān, in “The Persian Language in History”, Edited by Mauro Maggi & Paola Orsatti, Wiesbaden.