English Explanatory Dictionary

Gabae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Zoroastrian city in Persia, in modern Iran; modern Isfahan.
name
  1. A stronghold between Sogdiana and the land of the Massagetian Scythians.

Word forms

Gabae

Etymology

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?”).

Related words

Gabene Gabiene
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