The Story Of Mani The Prophet

  Mani's name is written as "mʾny" in Middle Persian, Parthian, Sogdian, and Old Turkish Manuscripts with suffixes at the end of the name. In Zoroastrian writings, it is written in Middle Persian as "Mana" and "Manei" in Pazand, as "Manae".  The name Mani was relatively common at that time. In Syriac, it is written as "Mani Haya" (Mani Zinda). which is reflected in Greek Μανιχαιος and in Latin Manichaeus. Jale Amouzgar and Mary Boyce considered the origin of Mani's name to be Aramaic, which in Middle Persian texts means an angel and a bright prophet. Biruni did not find the name, Mani. Christians write "Qurbykus, son of hernia". Barkonai also considers his name to be "Korbekius". In Middle Parthian-Persian writings, Mani is also mentioned with the name "Kerbegar" (Kerbekgar, meaning good man) and some call him Korbekius. They have considered it as a derivative.