Middle Persian day names
Every day (rōs) in the month (māh) was designated as follows in the period of Middle Persian usage.
Day of the month | Middle Persian (pahlavi) name |
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1. | Ear masd |
2. | Wahman |
3. | Ardwahisht |
4th | Schahrewar |
5. | Spandarmad |
6th | Hordād |
7th | Amurdād |
8th. | Day pad Ādur |
9. | Ā major |
10. | Ābān |
11. | Chwar |
12. | Mah |
13. | Tir |
14th | Gosch |
15th | Day pad Mihr |
16. | Mihr |
17th | Srosh |
18th | Quickly |
19th | Frawardīn |
20th | Truly |
21st | R.A.M |
22nd | Wād |
23. | Day pad Dēn |
24. | The |
25th | Ard (Ahrischwang) |
26th | Ashtad |
27. | Asman |
28. | Sāmyād |
29 | Māraspand |
30th | Anagrān |
Each day was divided into individual times of the day (rōsgār). The five times (Gāhs):
Period | Middle Persian (pahlavi) name |
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tomorrow | Hāwan |
afternoon | Rapihwin |
Eve | Usērin |
Sunset until midnight 1 | Ēbsrūsrim |
Midnight to Dawn 1 | Ushahin |
1 collectively referred to as night (Schab).