Reconstruction:Old Median/Spitāmah

This Old Median entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Median

Etymology

From *spitah (“white, pure”) +‎ *amah (“strength, power”), cognate with Sanskrit अम (áma-, “strength”), Avestan 𐬇𐬨𐬀 (ə̄ma, “attacking power, strength, potence”). From Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- (“take hold of; be strong”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬌𐬙𐬁𐬨𐬀 (Spitāma).^[1].

Proper noun

*Spitāmah m^[2]^[1]

a male given name

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Σπιταμᾶς (Spitamâs)
→ Akkadian:
Late Babylonian: 𒄑𒉿𒄿𒋫𒄠 (is-pi-i-ta-am /⁠Ispītam⁠/), 𒄑𒉿𒄿𒋫𒄠𒈬 (is-pi-i-ta-am-mu /⁠Ispītamu⁠/), 𒄑𒉿𒋫𒈠𒀪 (is-pi-ta-ma-ʾ /⁠Ispitamaʾ⁠/), 𒄑𒋛𒉿𒋫𒄠𒈠 (is-si-pi-ta-am-ma /⁠Isipitama⁠/)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1603. *Spitāma-”, 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 314
^ Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Spitāma”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎^[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 309b

[Tavernier-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1603. *Spitāma-”, 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 314

[2] Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Spitāma”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎^[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 309b

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