𐭠𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (Armina).

Proper noun

𐭠𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 • (ʾlmny /Arman/)

1. Armenia (an ancient Armenian kingdom in eastern Anatolia, in modern eastern Turkey and Armenia)
   • Paikuli inscription, II §3:

     [𐭫𐭭𐭤?] 𐭠𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫[𐭪𐭠] [---] 𐭧𐭥𐭩𐭲𐭭𐭬 𐭥𐭠𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 𐭯𐭧𐭫[𐭮𐭲𐭩 𐭧𐭥𐭤𐭬? --- 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭪?]𐭭 𐭥𐭡𐭫𐭥𐭭

     [amāh] Arminān Šāh [---] būd-hēm ud Armin pah[rist hēm --- Warahrānagā]n widard.

     We were the King of Armenia. And we dwelt in Armenia [until Warahrān, King of Kings, son of Warahrān] passed away.

Descendants

• Persian: ارمن (arman)