𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭

Old Persian

Etymology

Literally "wearing the pointed cap",^[1] compound of Old Iranian *tigra- (“sharp, pointed”) + *xaudā- (“hat, cap”), a reference to the pointed caps worn by one Sacae tribe.

Adjective

𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭 (t-i-g-r-x-u-d /tigraxauda-/)

Wearer of the pointed cap (person)

Derived terms

𐎿𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭𐎠 (s-k-a : t-i-g-r-x-u-d-a /⁠Sakā tigraxaudā⁠/)

Descendants

→ Akkadian:^[2]
Late Babylonian: 𒋾𒄫𒄷𒌑𒁺 (ti-gir-ḫu-ú-du /⁠Tigirḫūdu⁠/)
→ Elamite:^[2]
Achaemenid Elamite: 𒋾𒅅𒊏𒋡𒌋𒆪 (ti-ik-ra-ka₄-u-da /⁠Tikrakauda⁠/)

References

^ Lexicon p.186
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 34

[1] Lexicon p.186

[tavernier-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 34

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