𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

Masculine gender adjective formed from 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠Vạrkāna⁠/, “Hyrcania”) +‎ -𐎡𐎹 (-i-y /⁠-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix), used as a substantive.

Noun

𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹 (Vạrkāniya)

a Hyrcanian

Related terms

𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n) (Vạrkāna)

Descendants

→ Aramaic:
Imperial Aramaic: 𐡅𐡓𐡊𐡍𐡉 (wrkny)^[1]
→ Elamite:
Achaemenid Elamite: 𒈪𒅕𒋡𒉡𒅀𒅁 (mi-ir-ka₄-nu-ia-ip /⁠Mirkanuyaip⁠/)^[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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