Gabae

Meaning

Proper Noun

• An ancient Zoroastrian city in empire, Persia, in modern Iran (country) .
• stronghold between Sogdiana and the land of the Massagetian Scythians

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γάβαι, probably from Old Persian. Possibly corresponds to Middle Persian 𐭢𐭣𐭩, Parthian 𐭂𐭀𐭁, Arabic جَيْ.
• Borrowed from Latin Gabae, from Ancient Greek Γαβαί, from ; probably related to Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀, 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀 (attested as 𐬔𐬁𐬎𐬨).