𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *tamHas-ás (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *temHes-ós. Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit त॒म॒स (tamasá).

Adjective

𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 • (təmaŋha)

  1. dark, gloomy

References

  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Dark, Darksome”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 118
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