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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