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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
𐎶𐎠𐏃𐎹𐎠
m-a-h-y-a
month
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for māhyā; English gloss: month.
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month
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 37, DB1. 37Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 42, DB1. 42Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 56, DB1. 56Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 89, DB1. 89Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 96, DB1. 96Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB2.)DB2., 26, DB2. 26Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB2.)DB2., 36, DB2. 36Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB2.)DB2., 41, DB2. 41Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB2.)DB2., 47, DB2. 47Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB2.)DB2., 56, DB2. 56Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB2.)DB2., 61, DB2. 61Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB2.)DB2., 69, DB2. 69Confidence 100%