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Reconstruction:Old Median/r̥zifyah

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Old Median

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás. Cognate with Old Persian *r̥difyah, Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬟𐬌𐬌𐬀 (ərəzifiia) and Sanskrit ऋजिप्य (ṛjipya).[1]

Noun

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*r̥zifyah

  1. eagle

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Aramaic:
  • → Ancient Greek: ἄρξιφος (árxiphos) (< earlier *ἄρζιφος (*árziphos))

References

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  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1553 *Ṛzifya-”, 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 308
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