مهوش

Persian

Alternative forms

  • ماهوش (mâhvaš)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾhwš /⁠Māhwaš⁠/, a female given name).[1] Corresponding to مه (moon) + وش (-like).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.wǽʃ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.wǽʃ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.wǽʃ]

Readings
Classical reading? mahwaš
Dari reading? mahwaš
Iranian reading? mahvaš
Tajik reading? mahvaš

Proper noun

مهوش • (mahvaš)

  1. a female given name, Mahvash

References

  1. 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.
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