Reconstruction:Old Persian/Māhīfarnāʰ

This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

Etymology

From *Māhiš (“moon deity Mah”) +‎ *farnah (“glory”).[1][2] Cognate with Sogdian 𐫖𐫀𐫟𐫜𐫡𐫗‎ (Māxfarn).

Proper noun

*Māhīfarnāʰ m[1][2]

A male given name

Descendants

(taking Old Persian as representative for all Old Iranian):

→ Aramaic:
Imperial Aramaic: 𐡌𐡄𐡉𐡐𐡓𐡍‎ (mhyprn)
→ Ancient Greek: Μαιφέρνης (Maiphérnēs)

References

Hinz, Walther (1975) , “*māhīfarnah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 156-157
Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “note #125”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550-330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 237

[Hinz-1] Hinz, Walther (1975) , “*māhīfarnah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 156-157

[Tavernier-2] Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “note #125”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550-330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 237