𐎭𐎼𐎹
Old Persian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Iranian *jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ráyas. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵 (zraiiaŋh, “sea”), Sanskrit ज्रयस् (jráyas, “expanse”).[1]
Noun
edit𐎭𐎼𐎹 (d-r-y /draya/)
Descendants
edit- Lurish:
- Middle Persian:
- Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫡𐫏𐫀𐫁 (dryʾb /drayāb/)
- Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dlydʾp̄ /drayāb/)
- Persian: دریا (daryâ)
References
edit- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 606