"𐎶𐎠𐎭" meaning in Old Persian

See 𐎶𐎠𐎭 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: m-a-d [romanization], Mādaʰ [romanization]
Etymology: Uncertain; possibly related to Old Persian *madyānah (“middle”) (whence Persian میان (/⁠miyân⁠/)), from Proto-Iranian *madyānah (“middle”), from *mádyah. Etymology templates: {{unc|peo}} Uncertain, {{cog|peo|*madyānah|t=middle}} Old Persian *madyānah (“middle”), {{cog|fa|میان|ts=miyân}} Persian میان (/⁠miyân⁠/), {{cog|ira-pro|*madyānah|t=middle}} Proto-Iranian *madyānah (“middle”) Head templates: {{head|peo|proper noun|ts=Mādaʰ}} 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (m-a-d /Mādaʰ/)
  1. Media (a geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes) Categories (place): Places in Iran
    Sense id: en-𐎶𐎠𐎭-peo-name-6FvgLZxv Categories (other): Ancient Near East, Former political divisions, Geographic and cultural areas of Iran, Old Persian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Persian entries with incorrect language header: 67 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 32 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 31 33
  2. Media (a possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated)
    Sense id: en-𐎶𐎠𐎭-peo-name-rBXxODWY Categories (other): Former polities, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 32 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 31 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎡𐎲𐎡𐏁 (alt: m-a-d-i-b-i-š /⁠Mādaibiš⁠/)

Noun

Etymology: Uncertain; possibly related to Old Persian *madyānah (“middle”) (whence Persian میان (/⁠miyân⁠/)), from Proto-Iranian *madyānah (“middle”), from *mádyah. Etymology templates: {{unc|peo}} Uncertain, {{cog|peo|*madyānah|t=middle}} Old Persian *madyānah (“middle”), {{cog|fa|میان|ts=miyân}} Persian میان (/⁠miyân⁠/), {{cog|ira-pro|*madyānah|t=middle}} Proto-Iranian *madyānah (“middle”) Head templates: {{head|peo|noun|g=m|ts=Mādaʰ⁠}} 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (m-a-d /Mādaʰ⁠/) m
  1. Median (native or inhabitant of the ancient region of Media in modern Iran) (usually male) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-𐎶𐎠𐎭-peo-noun-~eVUJQXb Categories (other): Demonyms, Iran, Male people, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 32 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 31 33
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  "word": "𐎶𐎠𐎭"
}

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      "word": "𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎡𐎲𐎡𐏁"
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          "_dis": "67 14 19",
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          "english": "this is Media",
          "roman": "iyam Māda",
          "text": "𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎭 𐏐",
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      "alt": "m-a-d-i-b-i-š /⁠Mādaibiš⁠/",
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          "english": "this is Media",
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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: m-a-d /Mādaʰ⁠/",
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  "section": "Old Persian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "𐎶𐎠𐎭",
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