𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹
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Old Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Iranian *Br̥jiyah. Equivalent to *br̥diš (“high”) + -𐎡𐎹 (-i-y /-yaʰ/, adjectival suffix).[1][2][3] Compare with Avestan 𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬌 (bərəziiaršti) and 𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬥𐬎 (bərəzišnu).[1]
Proper noun
[edit]𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 (b-r-di-i-y /Br̥diyaʰ/)
- a male given name, Bardiya (Smerdis)
Descendants
[edit]- → Ancient Greek: Σμέρδις (Smérdis), Μέρδῐς (Mérdis)
- → Elamite:
- Achaemenid Elamite: 𒂟𒋾𒅀 (bìr-ti-ia /Birtiya/)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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
- ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 550
- ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 580