𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭲𐭠

Middle Persian

Etymology

Logogram from Aramaic 𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡕𐡀 (mlktʿ).

From Old Persian *māna-paθnī, from Proto-Iranian *dáms-páθnīH, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déms pótis.[1][2]

Noun

𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭲𐭠 • (MLKTA /bānbišn/)

  1. queen

Derived terms

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “bāmbišn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
  1. ^ “BĀNBIŠN”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, 15 December 1988
  2. ^ “HAREM i. IN ANCIENT IRAN”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, 15 December 2003
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