Reconstruction:Old Persian/Miθrayah
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mi-θ-r /Miθraʰ/, “Mithra”) + -𐎹 (-y /*-yaʰ/, adjectival suffix).[1][2]
Proper noun
[edit]*Miθrayah m[2]
- a male given name
Descendants
[edit]- → Akkadian:
- Late Babylonian: 𒈪𒀉𒊏𒀀𒀀 (mi-it-ra-a-a /Mitrāya/)
- → Ancient Greek: Μιθραῖος (Mithraîos), Μιτραῖος (Mitraîos)
- → Elamite:
- Achaemenid Elamite: 𒈪𒋻𒊏𒅀 (mi-tar-ra-ia /Mitaraya/)
References
[edit]- ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*miθraya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 168
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1126. *Miθraya-”, 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 253