Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hhucráwah

This Proto-Iranian 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.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsućráwas. Equivalent to *Hhu- (“good”) +‎ *cráwah (“fame”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit सुश्रवस् (suśrávas, “famous”), Ancient Greek Εὐκλῆς (Euklês).

Adjective

*Hhucráwah^[1]

renowned, famous, of good repute

Descendants

Avestan: *husrauua
Parthian:
- Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭇𐭅𐭎𐭓𐭅 (ḥwsrw)
  - → Ancient Greek: Ὀσρόης (Osróēs)
  ^[2]
- → Middle Persian:
  - Manichaean script: 𐫍𐫇𐫘𐫡𐫇𐫃 (hwsrwg /⁠husrōg⁠/)^[3]
  - Book Pahlavi script: 𐮰𐮵𐮽𐮹𐮵𐮱𐮵 (ḥwslwb' /⁠husraw, xusrav⁠/)^[4]^[1]^[3]
  - Inscriptional Pahlavi script: [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (ḥwslwb),^[2] 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (ḥwslwdy /⁠Husrōy⁠/)
  - Persian: خسرو (xosrow) (see there for further descendants)

Proper noun

*Hhucráwah

a male given name

Descendants

Old Median: *Husrawah^[5]^[6]
- → Aghwan: 𐕀𐕒𐕚𐕙𐕒𐕒𐕡 (xosrou)
- → Old Armenian: Խոսրով (Xosrov)
  - Armenian: Խոսրով (Xosrov)
- → Old Georgian: ქასრე (kasre), ხოსრო (xosro)
- → Ancient Greek: Χοσρόης (Khosróēs), Ὀσρόης (Osróēs), Ὀσρόης (Osróēs)
  - → Latin: Chosroes, Cosroe, Osroes, Osdroes
- → Middle Persian: (/Husrōy, (later) Husraw, Xosrow/)
  - Book Pahlavi script: 𐮰𐮵𐮽𐮹𐮵𐯌𐮲 (hwslwd)^[4]
  - Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy)^[7]
  - Classical Persian: خسرو (Xusraw)
    - → Arabic: كِسْرَى (kisrā), كَسْرَى (kasrā)^[8]
      - Andalusian Arabic: كِسْرَى (kisrā)^[8]
      - → Iranian Persian: كِسْرَى (kisrā)
    - → Azerbaijani: Xosrov
    - → English: Khosrow
    - → Hindustani:
      Hindi: ख़ुसरो (xusro)
      Urdu: خُسْرَو (xusrau)
    - → Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ੁਸਰੋ (xusro)
      Shahmukhi script: خُسْرو (xusro)
    - → Ottoman Turkish: خسرو (Hosrev)
      - Turkish: Hüsrev
Old Persian: *Huçávah^[1]^[9]^[6]^[10]
- → Elamite: 𒌑𒆜𒋗𒈠 (Ú-iš-šu-ma)^[10]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) “*hu-śraṷah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 417
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Gignoux, Philippe (1972) “ḥwslwb”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 24b
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “husraw”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 45
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2007) Introduction to Pahlavi‎^[1], Cambridge
^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*husravah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎^[2] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “sú [1]”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
^ https://books.google.com/books?id=RjWAXVYNIzkC&pg=PA394&dq=hwslwdy
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 علی صیادانی، وام‌واژه‌های فارسی دیوان ابن هانی؛ شاعر شیعه اندلس, پژوهش‌های زبان‌شناسی تطبیقی، ص ۱۵۵
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1973) “sú¹”, in Onomastica Persepolitana: Das Altiranische Namengut der Persepolis-Täfelchen [Onomastica Persepolitana: The Old Iranian Personal Names of the Persepolis Tablets] (in German), Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, →ISBN
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “*(H)uçava”, 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 204: “204”

[ESIJa-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) “*hu-śraṷah-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 417

[Gignoux-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Gignoux, Philippe (1972) “ḥwslwb”, in Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 24b

[Mackenzie-3] 3.0 ^3.1 MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “husraw”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 45

[Skjaervo-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2007) Introduction to Pahlavi‎^[1], Cambridge

[5] Hinz, Walther (1975) “*husravah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎^[2] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz

[IAIL-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “sú [1]”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

[7] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=RjWAXVYNIzkC&pg=PA394&dq=hwslwdy

[Sayyadani-8] 8.0 ^8.1 علی صیادانی، وام‌واژه‌های فارسی دیوان ابن هانی؛ شاعر شیعه اندلس, پژوهش‌های زبان‌شناسی تطبیقی، ص ۱۵۵

[9] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1973) “sú¹”, in Onomastica Persepolitana: Das Altiranische Namengut der Persepolis-Täfelchen [Onomastica Persepolitana: The Old Iranian Personal Names of the Persepolis Tablets] (in German), Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, →ISBN

[Tavernier-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “*(H)uçava”, 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 204: “204”

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