𐭀𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭎𐭕𐭍
Parthian edit
Etymology edit
From 𐭀𐭎𐭅𐭓 (ʾswr /Asōr/, “Assyrian”) + -𐭎𐭕𐭍 (-stn /-estān/, “land of”). Compare Middle Persian 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭 (ʾsʿʿstn /Asōrestān/) and Old Armenian Ասորեստան (Asorestan).
Proper noun edit
𐭀𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭎𐭕𐭍 • (ʾswrstn)
See also edit
- 𐭀𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭀 (ʾswryʾ, “Syria”)
References edit
- Gignoux, Philippe (1972) Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 47b