𐭇𐭅𐭎𐭓𐭅

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Parthian

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Alternative forms

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  • [Manichaean needed] (xwsrw)

Etymology

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From earlier *Husravah, from *huš (good) +‎ *sravah (fame). Compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬵 (haosrauuah), Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭡 and 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭩 (Husraw), Sogdian 𐼰𐼶𐼼𐽀𐼴 (ʾxsrw), Bactrian χοασραο (xoasrao) and Khwarezmian 𐾹𐾶𐾿𐿂𐾶 (xwsrw).[1]

Proper noun

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𐭇𐭅𐭎𐭓𐭅 (ḥwsrw /Husraw/)

  1. a male given name, Husraw

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Ὀσρόης (Osróēs)

References

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  1. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2016) “541. hwsrw /Husraw/”, in Personennamen in parthischen epigraphischen Quellen [Personal names in Parthian inscriptional sources] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band II, Faszikel 5) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, page 112