ماه

See also: ماہ

Arabic

Root
م و ه (m w h)
5 terms

Etymology

Denominal verb from مَاء (māʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː.ha/

Verb

مَاهَ • (māha) I (non-past يَمُوهُ (yamūhu), verbal noun مَوْه (mawh) or مُؤُوه (muʔūh) or مَاهَة (māha))
مَاهَ • (māha) I (non-past يَمِيهُ (yamīhu), verbal noun مَيْه (mayh) or مَيْهَة (mayha))

1. (intransitive) to produce water (of a well, etc.)
2. (intransitive) to abound with water (of a well, etc.)
3. (intransitive) to take on water (of a ship)
4. (transitive) to give water to, to hydrate

   Synonyms: سَقَى (saqā), رَوَى (rawā)

   1. (transitive) to water (an animal)
   2. (transitive) to gild, to coat with gold or similar material
   3. (intransitive) to err [with فِي (fī) ‘in one's words’], to make a slip of the tongue

Conjugation

Conjugation of مَاهَ (I, hollow, a ~ u, full passive, verbal nouns مَوْه, مُؤُوه, مَاهَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَوْه, مُؤُوه, مَاهَة mawh, muʔūh, māha
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَائِه māʔih
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمُوه mamūh
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُهْتُ muhtu	مُهْتَ muhta	مَاهَ māha		مُهْتُمَا muhtumā	مَاهَا māhā		مُهْنَا muhnā	مُهْتُمْ muhtum	مَاهُوا māhū
	f		مُهْتِ muhti	مَاهَتْ māhat			مَاهَتَا māhatā			مُهْتُنَّ muhtunna	مُهْنَ muhna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمُوهُ ʔamūhu	تَمُوهُ tamūhu	يَمُوهُ yamūhu		تَمُوهَانِ tamūhāni	يَمُوهَانِ yamūhāni		نَمُوهُ namūhu	تَمُوهُونَ tamūhūna	يَمُوهُونَ yamūhūna
	f		تَمُوهِينَ tamūhīna	تَمُوهُ tamūhu			تَمُوهَانِ tamūhāni			تَمُهْنَ tamuhna	يَمُهْنَ yamuhna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمُوهَ ʔamūha	تَمُوهَ tamūha	يَمُوهَ yamūha		تَمُوهَا tamūhā	يَمُوهَا yamūhā		نَمُوهَ namūha	تَمُوهُوا tamūhū	يَمُوهُوا yamūhū
	f		تَمُوهِي tamūhī	تَمُوهَ tamūha			تَمُوهَا tamūhā			تَمُهْنَ tamuhna	يَمُهْنَ yamuhna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمُهْ ʔamuh	تَمُهْ tamuh	يَمُهْ yamuh		تَمُوهَا tamūhā	يَمُوهَا yamūhā		نَمُهْ namuh	تَمُوهُوا tamūhū	يَمُوهُوا yamūhū
	f		تَمُوهِي tamūhī	تَمُهْ tamuh			تَمُوهَا tamūhā			تَمُهْنَ tamuhna	يَمُهْنَ yamuhna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مُهْ muh			مُوهَا mūhā				مُوهُوا mūhū
	f		مُوهِي mūhī							مُهْنَ muhna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مِهْتُ mihtu	مِهْتَ mihta	مِيهَ mīha		مِهْتُمَا mihtumā	مِيهَا mīhā		مِهْنَا mihnā	مِهْتُمْ mihtum	مِيهُوا mīhū
	f		مِهْتِ mihti	مِيهَتْ mīhat			مِيهَتَا mīhatā			مِهْتُنَّ mihtunna	مِهْنَ mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَاهُ ʔumāhu	تُمَاهُ tumāhu	يُمَاهُ yumāhu		تُمَاهَانِ tumāhāni	يُمَاهَانِ yumāhāni		نُمَاهُ numāhu	تُمَاهُونَ tumāhūna	يُمَاهُونَ yumāhūna
	f		تُمَاهِينَ tumāhīna	تُمَاهُ tumāhu			تُمَاهَانِ tumāhāni			تُمَهْنَ tumahna	يُمَهْنَ yumahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَاهَ ʔumāha	تُمَاهَ tumāha	يُمَاهَ yumāha		تُمَاهَا tumāhā	يُمَاهَا yumāhā		نُمَاهَ numāha	تُمَاهُوا tumāhū	يُمَاهُوا yumāhū
	f		تُمَاهِي tumāhī	تُمَاهَ tumāha			تُمَاهَا tumāhā			تُمَهْنَ tumahna	يُمَهْنَ yumahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَهْ ʔumah	تُمَهْ tumah	يُمَهْ yumah		تُمَاهَا tumāhā	يُمَاهَا yumāhā		نُمَهْ numah	تُمَاهُوا tumāhū	يُمَاهُوا yumāhū
	f		تُمَاهِي tumāhī	تُمَهْ tumah			تُمَاهَا tumāhā			تُمَهْنَ tumahna	يُمَهْنَ yumahna

Conjugation of مَاهَ (I, hollow, a ~ i, full passive, verbal nouns مَيْه, مَيْهَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَيْه, مَيْهَة mayh, mayha
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَائِه māʔih
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمِيه mamīh
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مِهْتُ mihtu	مِهْتَ mihta	مَاهَ māha		مِهْتُمَا mihtumā	مَاهَا māhā		مِهْنَا mihnā	مِهْتُمْ mihtum	مَاهُوا māhū
	f		مِهْتِ mihti	مَاهَتْ māhat			مَاهَتَا māhatā			مِهْتُنَّ mihtunna	مِهْنَ mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمِيهُ ʔamīhu	تَمِيهُ tamīhu	يَمِيهُ yamīhu		تَمِيهَانِ tamīhāni	يَمِيهَانِ yamīhāni		نَمِيهُ namīhu	تَمِيهُونَ tamīhūna	يَمِيهُونَ yamīhūna
	f		تَمِيهِينَ tamīhīna	تَمِيهُ tamīhu			تَمِيهَانِ tamīhāni			تَمِهْنَ tamihna	يَمِهْنَ yamihna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمِيهَ ʔamīha	تَمِيهَ tamīha	يَمِيهَ yamīha		تَمِيهَا tamīhā	يَمِيهَا yamīhā		نَمِيهَ namīha	تَمِيهُوا tamīhū	يَمِيهُوا yamīhū
	f		تَمِيهِي tamīhī	تَمِيهَ tamīha			تَمِيهَا tamīhā			تَمِهْنَ tamihna	يَمِهْنَ yamihna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمِهْ ʔamih	تَمِهْ tamih	يَمِهْ yamih		تَمِيهَا tamīhā	يَمِيهَا yamīhā		نَمِهْ namih	تَمِيهُوا tamīhū	يَمِيهُوا yamīhū
	f		تَمِيهِي tamīhī	تَمِهْ tamih			تَمِيهَا tamīhā			تَمِهْنَ tamihna	يَمِهْنَ yamihna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مِهْ mih			مِيهَا mīhā				مِيهُوا mīhū
	f		مِيهِي mīhī							مِهْنَ mihna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مِهْتُ mihtu	مِهْتَ mihta	مِيهَ mīha		مِهْتُمَا mihtumā	مِيهَا mīhā		مِهْنَا mihnā	مِهْتُمْ mihtum	مِيهُوا mīhū
	f		مِهْتِ mihti	مِيهَتْ mīhat			مِيهَتَا mīhatā			مِهْتُنَّ mihtunna	مِهْنَ mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَاهُ ʔumāhu	تُمَاهُ tumāhu	يُمَاهُ yumāhu		تُمَاهَانِ tumāhāni	يُمَاهَانِ yumāhāni		نُمَاهُ numāhu	تُمَاهُونَ tumāhūna	يُمَاهُونَ yumāhūna
	f		تُمَاهِينَ tumāhīna	تُمَاهُ tumāhu			تُمَاهَانِ tumāhāni			تُمَهْنَ tumahna	يُمَهْنَ yumahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَاهَ ʔumāha	تُمَاهَ tumāha	يُمَاهَ yumāha		تُمَاهَا tumāhā	يُمَاهَا yumāhā		نُمَاهَ numāha	تُمَاهُوا tumāhū	يُمَاهُوا yumāhū
	f		تُمَاهِي tumāhī	تُمَاهَ tumāha			تُمَاهَا tumāhā			تُمَهْنَ tumahna	يُمَهْنَ yumahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَهْ ʔumah	تُمَهْ tumah	يُمَهْ yumah		تُمَاهَا tumāhā	يُمَاهَا yumāhā		نُمَهْ numah	تُمَاهُوا tumāhū	يُمَاهُوا yumāhū
	f		تُمَاهِي tumāhī	تُمَهْ tumah			تُمَاهَا tumāhā			تُمَهْنَ tumahna	يُمَهْنَ yumahna

Verb

مَاهَ • (māha) I (non-past يَمَاهُ (yamāhu), verbal noun مَوْه (mawh) or مُؤُوه (muʔūh) or مَاهَة (māha))

1. (intransitive) to abound with water

Conjugation

Conjugation of مَاهَ (I, hollow, i ~ a, no passive, verbal nouns مَوْه, مُؤُوه, مَاهَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَوْه, مُؤُوه, مَاهَة mawh, muʔūh, māha
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						? ?
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مِهْتُ mihtu	مِهْتَ mihta	مَاهَ māha		مِهْتُمَا mihtumā	مَاهَا māhā		مِهْنَا mihnā	مِهْتُمْ mihtum	مَاهُوا māhū
	f		مِهْتِ mihti	مَاهَتْ māhat			مَاهَتَا māhatā			مِهْتُنَّ mihtunna	مِهْنَ mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمَاهُ ʔamāhu	تَمَاهُ tamāhu	يَمَاهُ yamāhu		تَمَاهَانِ tamāhāni	يَمَاهَانِ yamāhāni		نَمَاهُ namāhu	تَمَاهُونَ tamāhūna	يَمَاهُونَ yamāhūna
	f		تَمَاهِينَ tamāhīna	تَمَاهُ tamāhu			تَمَاهَانِ tamāhāni			تَمَهْنَ tamahna	يَمَهْنَ yamahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمَاهَ ʔamāha	تَمَاهَ tamāha	يَمَاهَ yamāha		تَمَاهَا tamāhā	يَمَاهَا yamāhā		نَمَاهَ namāha	تَمَاهُوا tamāhū	يَمَاهُوا yamāhū
	f		تَمَاهِي tamāhī	تَمَاهَ tamāha			تَمَاهَا tamāhā			تَمَهْنَ tamahna	يَمَهْنَ yamahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمَهْ ʔamah	تَمَهْ tamah	يَمَهْ yamah		تَمَاهَا tamāhā	يَمَاهَا yamāhā		نَمَهْ namah	تَمَاهُوا tamāhū	يَمَاهُوا yamāhū
	f		تَمَاهِي tamāhī	تَمَهْ tamah			تَمَاهَا tamāhā			تَمَهْنَ tamahna	يَمَهْنَ yamahna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَهْ mah			مَاهَا māhā				مَاهُوا māhū
	f		مَاهِي māhī							مَهْنَ mahna

Verb

مَاهَ • (māha) I (non-past يَمُوهُ (yamūhu), verbal noun مَوْه (mawh))

1. (transitive) to mix [with accusative ‘something’ and بِ (bi) ‘with something’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of مَاهَ (I, hollow, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun مَوْه)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَوْه mawh
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَائِه māʔih
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمُوه mamūh
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُهْتُ muhtu	مُهْتَ muhta	مَاهَ māha		مُهْتُمَا muhtumā	مَاهَا māhā		مُهْنَا muhnā	مُهْتُمْ muhtum	مَاهُوا māhū
	f		مُهْتِ muhti	مَاهَتْ māhat			مَاهَتَا māhatā			مُهْتُنَّ muhtunna	مُهْنَ muhna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمُوهُ ʔamūhu	تَمُوهُ tamūhu	يَمُوهُ yamūhu		تَمُوهَانِ tamūhāni	يَمُوهَانِ yamūhāni		نَمُوهُ namūhu	تَمُوهُونَ tamūhūna	يَمُوهُونَ yamūhūna
	f		تَمُوهِينَ tamūhīna	تَمُوهُ tamūhu			تَمُوهَانِ tamūhāni			تَمُهْنَ tamuhna	يَمُهْنَ yamuhna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمُوهَ ʔamūha	تَمُوهَ tamūha	يَمُوهَ yamūha		تَمُوهَا tamūhā	يَمُوهَا yamūhā		نَمُوهَ namūha	تَمُوهُوا tamūhū	يَمُوهُوا yamūhū
	f		تَمُوهِي tamūhī	تَمُوهَ tamūha			تَمُوهَا tamūhā			تَمُهْنَ tamuhna	يَمُهْنَ yamuhna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمُهْ ʔamuh	تَمُهْ tamuh	يَمُهْ yamuh		تَمُوهَا tamūhā	يَمُوهَا yamūhā		نَمُهْ namuh	تَمُوهُوا tamūhū	يَمُوهُوا yamūhū
	f		تَمُوهِي tamūhī	تَمُهْ tamuh			تَمُوهَا tamūhā			تَمُهْنَ tamuhna	يَمُهْنَ yamuhna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مُهْ muh			مُوهَا mūhā				مُوهُوا mūhū
	f		مُوهِي mūhī							مُهْنَ muhna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مِهْتُ mihtu	مِهْتَ mihta	مِيهَ mīha		مِهْتُمَا mihtumā	مِيهَا mīhā		مِهْنَا mihnā	مِهْتُمْ mihtum	مِيهُوا mīhū
	f		مِهْتِ mihti	مِيهَتْ mīhat			مِيهَتَا mīhatā			مِهْتُنَّ mihtunna	مِهْنَ mihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَاهُ ʔumāhu	تُمَاهُ tumāhu	يُمَاهُ yumāhu		تُمَاهَانِ tumāhāni	يُمَاهَانِ yumāhāni		نُمَاهُ numāhu	تُمَاهُونَ tumāhūna	يُمَاهُونَ yumāhūna
	f		تُمَاهِينَ tumāhīna	تُمَاهُ tumāhu			تُمَاهَانِ tumāhāni			تُمَهْنَ tumahna	يُمَهْنَ yumahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَاهَ ʔumāha	تُمَاهَ tumāha	يُمَاهَ yumāha		تُمَاهَا tumāhā	يُمَاهَا yumāhā		نُمَاهَ numāha	تُمَاهُوا tumāhū	يُمَاهُوا yumāhū
	f		تُمَاهِي tumāhī	تُمَاهَ tumāha			تُمَاهَا tumāhā			تُمَهْنَ tumahna	يُمَهْنَ yumahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَهْ ʔumah	تُمَهْ tumah	يُمَهْ yumah		تُمَاهَا tumāhā	يُمَاهَا yumāhā		نُمَهْ numah	تُمَاهُوا tumāhū	يُمَاهُوا yumāhū
	f		تُمَاهِي tumāhī	تُمَهْ tumah			تُمَاهَا tumāhā			تُمَهْنَ tumahna	يُمَهْنَ yumahna

Persian

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has

Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah

Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h)

Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ)

Persian ماه

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ /⁠māh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /⁠māhaʰ⁠/), 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”).

For the poetic sense "beautiful person," compare the semantics of Arabic قَمَر (qamar, “Moon; (in poetry) beautiful person”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːh/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒːʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔʱ]

• Rhymes: -aːh

Readings
Classical reading?	māh
Dari reading?	māh
Iranian reading?	mâh
Tajik reading?	moh

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	ماه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	моҳ

ماه • (māh / mâh) (plural ماه‌ها (māh-hā / mâh-hâ), Tajik spelling моҳ)

1. moon
   • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 122:

     شبم ز روزن اگر ماه آسمان آید
     جهم ز جای تصور کنم که ماه منست

     šabam zi rōzan agar māh-i āsmān āyad
     jaham zi jāy tasawwur kunam ki māh-i man ast

     At night, if the moon of the heavens comes to me through the window,
     I leap forth from my place, imagining that it is my beloved.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

2. month
3. (poetic, figurative) beautiful person; beauty; the beloved

   Synonyms: ماهرو (mâhru), ماهرُخ (mâhrox)

   تو خیلی ماهی ― to xeyli mâhi. ― You are so lovely.

   • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 122:

     شبم ز روزن اگر ماه آسمان آید
     جهم ز جای تصور کنم که ماه منست

     šabam zi rōzan agar māh-i āsmān āyad
     jaham zi jāy tasawwur kunam ki māh-i man ast

     At night, if the moon of the heavens comes to me through the window,
     I leap forth from my place, imagining that it is my beloved [lit: "moon"].

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Alternative forms

• مه (mah) (poetic)

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → Gujarati: માહ (māh)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: माह (māh)

  Urdu: مَاہ (māh)

• → Ottoman Turkish: ماه (mâh)

  → Turkish: mah

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (mʾy /⁠māy⁠⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (m-a-d /⁠mādaʰ⁠/). Doublet of ماد (mâd).

Proper noun

ماه • (mâh)

1. (historical) Media (a geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes)
2. (historical) Media (a possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated)

   Synonym: ماد (mâd)

Derived terms

• ماهی (mâhi, “Median, Mede”)
• ماهیدشت (mâhi-dašt, “the Median plain”)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “ماه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.