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Attested in Old Persian

𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎡𐎲𐎡𐏁

m-a-d-i-b-i-š

Mede

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Mādai̯biš; English gloss: Mede.

Exact dictionary entry match 1 documented occurrences in the active release Dictionary entry
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Mede

Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions

Sign analysis

  1. 𐎶maPhonogram
  2. 𐎠aPhonogram
  3. 𐎭daPhonogram
  4. 𐎡iPhonogram
  5. 𐎲baPhonogram
  6. 𐎡iPhonogram
  7. 𐏁šaPhonogram
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