Reconstruction:Old Persian/Tīrayah

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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 *Tīrah (deity Tir) +‎ -𐎹 (-y /⁠*-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix).[1][2]

Proper noun

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*Tīrayah m[2]

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Τιραῖος (Tiraîos)
  • Aramaic:
    Imperial Aramaic: 𐡕𐡉𐡓𐡉 (tyry)
  • Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒋾𒊑𒅀 (ti-re-ia /⁠Tireia⁠/)

References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*tīraya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 237
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1706. *Tīraya-”, 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 326