𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭

Old Persian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sogdian *Suγδa << *Sukδa << *Sukuδa << *Sukuda, from a Proto-Iranian root that also gave Proto-Scythian *Skuδat (see Old Persian 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼 (Skudra, Thrace) and Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs, Scythian)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (to propel, shoot, drive forth).[1]

Or Sug(u)da (literally the burnt land),[2] cognate with Sogdian 𐼼𐼴𐼲𐽂 (swɣt) and Ossetian сугъдӕг (suǧdæg).

More at Sogdia.

Proper noun edit

𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 (s-u-gᵘ-u-d /Suguda/)

  1. Sogdiana

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Persian:
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (swt /⁠Sūδ⁠/)
  • Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (su-gu-du /⁠Sugudu⁠/), 𒋢𒄖𒌓 (su-gu-ud /⁠Sugud⁠/), 𒋢𒊌𒁺 (su-ug-du /⁠Sugdu⁠/)[2]
  • Egyptian:
    Late Egyptian:
    Aa18q
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    iixAst
    (sꜣqdy)[3][4]
  • Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒋗𒊌𒆪 (šu-ug-da /⁠Šugda⁠/), 𒋢𒊌𒌨 (su-ug-daš /⁠Sugdaš⁠/)[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Szemerényi, Oswald (1980) Four old Iranian ethnic names: Scythian – Skudra – Sogdian – Saka[1], Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, →ISBN, page 39
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 31
  3. ^ Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject R07, skdy (OP. Sugda = Sogdia), Livius.org
  4. ^ Posener, Georges (1936) La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, page 184