𐏀𐎴

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *janHa-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónh₁os. Cognates include Ancient Greek γόνος (gonos) and Sanskrit जन (jána).

Noun

𐏀𐎴 (zana)

1. man
   • Inscription of Darius at Naqsh-e rustam A. (DNa), cca 6th century BCE

   adam Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya vazraka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām xšāyaθiya dahyūnām vispazanānām xšāyaθiya ahyāyā būmiyā vazrakāyā dūraiapiy Vištāspahyā puça haxāmanišiya pārsa pārsahyā puça ariya ariyaciça ...

   I am Darius the Great King, King of Kings, King of countries containing all kinds of men, King in this great earth far and wide, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian, a Persian, son of a Persian, an Aryan, having Aryan lineage. ...