𐎲𐎠𐎧𐏂𐎡𐎹

Old Persian

An early 5th century BC relief of a Bactrian tribute bearer. This relief is from the eastern stairs leading to the Apadana at Persepolis.

Etymology

Masculine gender adjective formed from 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐏂𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-ç-i-š /⁠Bāxçiš⁠/, “Bactria”) +‎ -𐎡𐎹 (-i-y /⁠-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix), used as a substantive.

Cognate with Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐎹 (Bāxtriya)

Noun

𐎲𐎠𐎧𐏂𐎡𐎹 (Bāxçiya)

a Bactrian

Related terms

𐎲𐎠𐎧𐏂𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-ç-i-š) (Bāxçiš)

Descendants

→ Elamite:
Achaemenid Elamite: 𒁀𒀝𒅆𒅀 (ba-ak-ši-ia /⁠Bakšiya⁠/)^[1]^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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

[tavernier-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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

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