Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] ‎(mānpat, “headpriest, theologian”), from Avestan 𐬥𐬨𐬁𐬥𐬊𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 ‎(nmānopaiti, “priest teacher”) and/or Old Persian [script needed] ‎(magushpati) with the same meaning.