𐏎
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Old Persian
Alternative forms
- 𐎲𐎥 (b-g /bagaʰ/) — syllabary
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *bagáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-; see there for more. Cognate with Sanskrit भग (bhága, “dispenser, gracious lord, patron”).
Noun
𐏎 (BG /bagaʰ/)
- (Iranian mythology, Religion, Zoroastrianism) god
Derived terms
- *Bagayah
- *Bagadātah
- 𐎲𐎥𐎲𐎢𐎧𐏁 (b-g-b-u-x-š /Bagabuxšaʰ/)
- *Bagavahyah
Descendants
- Middle Persian: 𐭡𐭢 (bg /bag/)