Reconstruction:Old Persian/R̥tayah

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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 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (a-r-t /⁠r̥taʰ⁠/, Asha; truth) +‎ -𐎹 (-y /⁠*-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix).[1][2][3]

Proper noun

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*R̥tayah m[3]

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Ἀρταῖος (Artaîos)
  • Imperial Aramaic: 𐡏𐡓𐡕𐡉 (ʿrty)
  • Egyptian:
    Demotic: ꜣrty
  • Achaemenid Elamite: 𒅕𒆪𒅀 (ir-da-ia /⁠Irdaya⁠/), 𒅕𒋼𒅀 (ir-te-ia /⁠Irteya⁠/)

References

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  1. ^ Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Ἀρταῖος”, in Iranisches Namenbuch[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 33b
  2. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtaya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[2] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 217
  3. 3.0 3.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1540. *Ṛtaya-”, 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 306