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مجوس: Old Persian → Arabic → Persian · Lexodus

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مجوس

Reborrowed from Arabic مَجُوس (majūs, “Magian”) ultimately from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /⁠maguš⁠/, “Mazdean Priest”). Doublet of مغ (moġ, “magus”).

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Wiktionary: مجوس (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wiktextract / kaikki.org

c. 480 BCEOld Persian

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c. 480 BCE
c. 750 CE
c. 900 CE

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.