𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭫

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian *xšaθradārah, from 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (x-š-ç-m /⁠xšaçam⁠/, “realm, province, kingdom”) +‎ 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y /⁠dārayatiy⁠/, “to hold”). Equivalent of 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy /⁠šahr⁠/, “land, country”) +‎ -𐭣𐭠𐭫 (-dʾl /⁠-yār⁠/, “to hold”)

Proper noun

𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭫 • (štʿdʾl /šahrδār/ or /šahriyār/) (Inscriptional Pahlavi)

1. landholder
2. prince, king

Descendants

• Persian: شهریار (šahryâr)
  • Arabic: شهريار (šahryār)
  • Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar
  • → Gujarati: શહરયાર (śaharyār)
  • English: Shahryar, Shahriar
  • Russian: Шахрияр (Šaxrijar)