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GAUMĀTA
Pierre Briant
according to the Bīsotūn inscriptions, the Magian pretender who seized the Achaemenid throne by claiming to be Bardiya (Smerdis), the son of Cyrus the Great.
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GĀV
Cross-Reference
See CATTLE.
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GĀV-ZABĀN
Hushang Aʿlam
lit. ”ox-tongue” (in reference to the rough, tongue-shaped leaves of the plant); the popular designation for several medicinal species of the borage family (Boraginaceae).
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GAVA
Cross-Reference
See SOGHDIA.
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GĀVĀHAN
Cross-Reference
See PLOW.
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ḠĀVĀL
Jean During
or daf; the most widespread percussion instrument in the Republic of Azerbaijan, played as much in artistic as in popular music and professional ensembles.
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GAVAN
Cross-Reference
plant of the genus Astragalus. See TRAGACANTH (pending).
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GĀVĀN GĪLĀNĪ
Cross-Reference
See MAḤMŪD GĪLĀNĪ.
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GAVAZN
Cross-Reference
See RED DEER.
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GĀVBAND
Amir Ismail Ajami
the owner of the oxen (gāv) in the traditional farming system of Persia.