Reconstruction:Old Persian/Miθrānah

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This Old Persian 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 Persian

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Etymology

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From 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mi-θ-r /⁠Miθraʰ⁠/, “Mithra”) +‎ *-ānah (patronymic suffix). Cognate with Parthian 𐭌𐭕𐭓𐭍 (Mihrān),[1] whence Old Armenian Միհրան (Mihran).

Proper noun

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*Miθrānah m[1]

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (mtrʾn /⁠Mihrān⁠/)
  • → Aramaic:
    Imperial Aramaic: 𐡌𐡈𐡓𐡍 (mṭrn)
  • → Ancient Greek: Μιτράνης (Mitránēs)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1113 *Miθrāna-”, 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 250
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