𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

See 𐬔𐬇𐬎𐬱 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥 (gə̄uš maēsman).

Noun

𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 • (gaomaēza) ?

  1. cow urine

Descendants
  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (gwmyc /⁠gōmēz⁠/, “bull's urine (as ritual purifier)”)
    • Classical Persian: گمیز (gimēz, gimīz, “urine”)

Further reading
  • Mary Boyce (2002) “GŌMĒZ”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York
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