𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭
Middle Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀 (vərəθraγna), from Proto-Iranian *Wr̥tragnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Wr̥tragʰnás. Compare Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌 (wryḥrm /Wahrām/, “war god, god of victory”).
Proper noun edit
𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 • (ʿlḥlʾn /Warahrām, Warahrān, Wahrām/)
- a male given name, Wahram, Bahram
- Verethragna, god of war, victory
- (astronomy) Mars
- name of the 20th day of each month
Descendants edit
- Persian: بهرام (bahrâm)
References edit
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “Wahrām”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press