𐏀𐎴
Old Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Median [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os. Cognates include Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos) and Sanskrit जन (jána).
Noun edit
𐏀𐎴 (z-n /zana/)
- man
- Inscription of Darius at Naqsh-e rustam A. (DNa), cca 6th century BCE, lines 8—10
- 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎢𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐎿𐎱𐏀𐎴𐎠/𐎴𐎠𐎶
- adam Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya vazraka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām xšāyaθiya dahyūnām vispazanānām
- I am Darius the Great King, King of Kings, King of countries containing all kinds of men
- Inscription of Darius at Naqsh-e rustam A. (DNa), cca 6th century BCE, lines 8—10
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle Persian:
- Manichaean script: 𐫉𐫗𐫃 (zng /zanag/, “kind, sort”)