𐎲𐎥𐎲𐎢𐎧𐏁

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Old Persian

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Etymology

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From 𐎲𐎥 (b-g /⁠bagaʰ⁠/, god) +‎ *bauxšati (to be saved) (whence Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫟𐫘𐫏𐫅 (bwxsyd /⁠bōxsēd⁠/)), from Proto-Iranian *báwxšati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwxšati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwg-se-ti, from *bʰewg- (to release, flee) +‎ *-seti.[1][2] Second element alternatively from homonym Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (to enjoy, experience; to make use of).[3]

Proper noun

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𐎲𐎥𐎲𐎢𐎧𐏁 (b-g-b-u-x-š /Bagabuxšaʰ/)[1]

  1. a male given name: Megabyzus

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Tolman, Herbert Cushing (1908) “bagabuxša”, in Ancient Persian lexicon and the texts of the Achaemenidan inscriptions transliterated and translated with special reference to their recent re-examination (Vanderbilt Oriental Series; 6), New York/Cincinnati/Chicago: American Book Company, page 113
  2. ^ Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 199
  3. ^ Benveniste, Émile (1966) Titres et noms propres en iranien ancien (Travaux de l’Institut d’Études Iraniennes de l’Université de Paris; 1)‎[1] (in French), Paris: Librairie C. Klincksieck, pages 110–112
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “1.2.9 Bagabuxsa- (B-g-b-u-x-š-)”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 14:14