Old Persian

Proper noun

𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 ‎(Maguš)

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. It is a hapax legomenon known only from the Behistun inscription where it is used as a title (?) of persons. Sometimes said to be the term for a Zoroastrian priest, or for a magician, or for a sub-tribe of the Medes; these interpretations are formed by Greek Μάγος and μάγος.

Descendants

Taking Old Persian as representative for all Old Iranian:

• Middle Persian: mgw ‎(moğ, moğw)
  • Persian: مغ ‎(moğ)
  • > Old Armenian: մոգ ‎(mog)
    • Armenian: մոգ ‎(mog)
  • > Old Georgian: მოგჳ ‎(mogwi)
    • Georgian: მოგვი ‎(mogvi)
• > Ancient Greek: Μάγος ‎(Mágos), μάγος ‎(mágos)
  • > Greek: μάγος ‎(mágos)
  • > Latin: magus
    • > English: mage, magic, magician
• > Aramaic:
  • Classical Syriac: ܡܓܘܫܐ ‎(məḡūšā)
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: מגושא ‎(mgwšʾ)
  • Official Aramaic: 𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔𐡀 ‎(mgwšʾ)
  • > Arabic: مجوس ‎(majūs)
    • > Persian: مجوس ‎(majūs)
• > Hebrew: מָג ‎(māg)