Αζιλίσης
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Scythian *Azalīźa (“commander-in-chief”), composed of *aza (“leader”) (cf. Khotanese hinajha (“commander of army”)) + *rīźa (“desiring, commanding”) (cf. Khotanese rriś (“to desire”), Sogdian 𐽀𐼷𐼵𐼸𐽀𐼰𐼸 (ryzkrʾk)).[1]
Cognate with Gandhari 𐨀𐨩𐨁𐨫𐨁𐨮 (ayiliṣa).
Proper noun edit
Αζιλίσης • (Azilísēs) m (genitive Αζιλίσου); third declension
- a male given name from Scythian: Azilises, an Indo-Scythian king
References edit
- ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406