𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭫
Middle Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Persian *xšaθradārah, from 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (x-š-ç-m /xšaçam/, “realm, province, kingdom”) + 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y /dārayatiy/, “to hold”). Equivalent of 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy /šahr/, “land, country”) + -𐭣𐭠𐭫 (-dʾl /-yār/, “to hold”)
Proper noun
[edit]𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭫 • (štʿdʾl /šahrδār/ or /šahriyār/) (Inscriptional Pahlavi)