Gabae

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proper noun

An ancient Zoroastrian city in Persia, in modern Iran; modern Isfahan.

OriginLatin Gabae ← Ancient Greek Γάβαι ← Old Persian *Gaba- →
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Meanings

Gabae1

proper noun
  1. historicalAn ancient Zoroastrian city in Persia, in modern Iran; modern Isfahan.

Gabae2

proper noun
  1. historicalA stronghold between Sogdiana and the land of the Massagetian Scythians.

Origin

Gabae · proper noun

  1. Old Persian*Gaba-
  2. Ancient GreekΓάβαι
  3. LatinGabae
  4. EnglishGabae

Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γάβαι (Gábai), probably from Old Persian *Gaba-. Possibly corresponds to Middle Persian 𐭢𐭣𐭩 (gdy /⁠Gay⁠/, “Sasanian Isfahan”), Parthian 𐭂𐭀𐭁 (gʾb, “Sasanian Isfahan”), Arabic جَيْ (jay, “[capital of] Isfahan?”).

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Gabae · proper noun

  1. Old Iranian
  2. Ancient GreekΓαβαί
  3. LatinGabae
  4. EnglishGabae

Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γαβαί (Gabaí), from Old Iranian; probably related to Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (gauua), 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀 (gāuua, “a region near Sogdiana”) (attested as 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬨 (gāum)).

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APA

Gabae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gabae

MLA

“Gabae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gabae. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gabae,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gabae.

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