Reconstruction:Old Persian/R̥tavazdānah

This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

Artabazanes on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *R̥tavazdāh +‎ 𐎠𐎴 (a-n /⁠-ānaʰ⁠/, patronymic suffix).^[1]^[2]

Proper noun

*R̥tavazdānah m

a male given name

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Ἀρταβαζάνης (Artabazánēs)
- Greek: Αρταβαζάνης (Artavazánis)
- → Latin: Artabazanēs

References

^ C. J. Brunner (1986 December 15) “ARTABAZANES”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation, Brill, retrieved 2 November 2021: “This name is *Ṛtabṛzā/ăna, a patronymic of *Ṛta-bṛza, “exalting Truth”; it is also attested in Elamite. “Artabazanes” is also regarded as not being a variant but a proper patronymic to the name *Ṛta-vazdah.”
^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtabrzana-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎^[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 209

[iranica-1] C. J. Brunner (1986 December 15) “ARTABAZANES”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation, Brill, retrieved 2 November 2021: “This name is *Ṛtabṛzā/ăna, a patronymic of *Ṛta-bṛza, “exalting Truth”; it is also attested in Elamite. “Artabazanes” is also regarded as not being a variant but a proper patronymic to the name *Ṛta-vazdah.”

[2] Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtabrzana-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎^[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 209

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