𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼰𐼴𐽀

Sogdian

Alternative forms

• 𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼴𐽀 (βɣpwr /⁠βaɣpūr⁠/)

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Bactrian βαγοπουρο (bagopouro /⁠βaɣpūr⁠/), from βαγο (bago /⁠βaɣ⁠/, “God, Lord”) +‎ πουρο (pouro /⁠pūr⁠/, “son”), possibly a calque of Chinese 天子 (tiānzǐ, “emperor [of China]”, literally “son of heaven”). Equivalent to 𐼱𐼲𐼷 (βɣy /⁠βaɣi⁠/, “God, Lord”) +‎ 𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼹𐽀𐼰𐼸 (βɣpδrʾk /⁠piθrē, pišē⁠/, “son”). Doublet of 𐫁𐫄𐫛𐫢𐫏𐫏 (bɣpšyy /⁠βaɣpəšē⁠/) and 𐼂𐼄𐼔𐼌𐼘𐼊 (βɣpδry /⁠βaɣpəθrē, βaɣpəšē, βaɣpiši⁠/). Cognate with Parthian 𐫁𐫃𐫛𐫇𐫍𐫡 (bgpwhr /⁠baγpuhr⁠/, “son of God, Jesus”).

Noun

𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼰𐼴𐽀 (βɣpʾwr /βaɣpūr/)

1. son of God

   Synonyms: 𐫁𐫄𐫛𐫢𐫏𐫏 (bɣpšyy /⁠βaɣpəšē⁠/), 𐼂𐼄𐼔𐼌𐼘𐼊 (βɣpδry /⁠βaɣpəθrē, βaɣpəšē, βaɣpiši⁠/)

2. prince

   Synonym: 𐼴𐼷𐼼𐼾𐼹𐽀𐼰𐼸 (wyspδrʾk /⁠wispəθrē, wispəšē, wispišē⁠/)

3. emperor of China

Descendants

• → Classical Persian: ڤغپور (βaγfūr)

  Persian: فغفور (fağfur), فغفوری (fağfuri, “Chinese [porcelain]”)

  • → Arabic: بَغْبُور (baḡbūr), فَغْفُور (faḡfūr)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: فغفور (fağfûr), فغفوری (fağfûrî)
    • Turkish: fağfur, fağfuri
    • → Greek: φαρφουρί (farfourí, “thin porcelain”)
    • → Romanian: farfurie (“plate”)
    • → Russian: фарфо́р (farfór, “porcelain”)

Further reading

• βγpwr in TITUS text database
• Djalal Khaleghi-Motlagh, "Chinese-Iranian Relations x. China in Medieval Persian Literature", Encyclopædia Iranica, December 15, 1991
• Ed., "Fag̲h̲fūr" in Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, vol. II: C-G, Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1991, →ISBN, page 738