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Gabae

Gabae proper noun: an ancient Zoroastrian city in Persia, in modern Iran; modern Isfahan.

Proper noun (1)

Gabae

  1. (historical) An ancient Zoroastrian city in Persia, in modern Iran; modern Isfahan.

Proper noun (2)

Gabae

  1. (historical) A stronghold between Sogdiana and the land of the Massagetian Scythians.

Origin of Gabae

Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γάβαι (Gábai), probably from Old Persian *Gaba-. Possibly corresponds to Middle Persian 𐭢𐭣𐭩 (gdy /⁠Gay⁠/, “Sasanian Isfahan”), Parthian 𐭂𐭀𐭁 (gʾb, “Sasanian Isfahan”), Arabic جَيْ (jay, “[capital of] Isfahan?”).

Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γαβαί (Gabaí), from Old Iranian; probably related to Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (gauua), 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀 (gāuua, “a region near Sogdiana”) (attested as 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬨 (gāum)).

Questions about Gabae

What does Gabae mean?
Gabae means an ancient Zoroastrian city in Persia, in modern Iran; modern Isfahan.
What part of speech is Gabae?
Gabae is a proper noun.

Words near Gabae in the dictionary

  1. gab-
  2. GABA
  3. GABA-ergic
  4. gaba-gaba
  5. gabaculine
  6. Gabae
  7. gabaergic
  8. GABAergics
  9. gabagool
  10. Gabaldon
  11. Gabaldons

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