Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/BágadaHtah

This Proto-Iranian 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.

Proto-Iranian edit

Etymology edit

From *bagáh (“god”) +‎ *daHtáh (“given”). Cognate with Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta), Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ. Equivalent to Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros), Latin Deodatus, Sanskrit देवदत्त (devadatta), Old Armenian Աստուածատուր (Astuacatur), Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el), Turkish Tanrıverdi, Persian (xodâdâd).

Proper noun edit

*BágadaHtah

a male given name

Inflection edit

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*BágadaHtah	*BágadaHtā	*BágadaHtā
vocative	*BágadaHta	*BágadaHtā	*BágadaHtā
accusative	*BágadaHtam	*BágadaHtā	*BágadaHtānh
instrumental	*BágadaHtā	*BágadaHtaybyaH	*BágadaHtāyš
ablative	*BágadaHtāt	*BágadaHtaybyaH	*BágadaHtaybyah
dative	*BágadaHtāy	*BágadaHtaybyaH	*BágadaHtaybyah
genitive	*BágadaHtahya	*BágadaHtayāh	*BágadaHtānam
locative	*BágadaHtay	*BágadaHtayaw	*BágadaHtayšu

Descendants edit

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬠𐬀𐬖𐬋𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀 (baγōdāta), 𐬠𐬀𐬖𐬊𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀 (baγodāta)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Parthian:
  Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭁𐭂𐭃𐭕 (bgdt /⁠Bagdāt⁠/)
  - → Old Armenian: Բագարատ (Bagarat), Բագրատ (Bagrat)
    Armenian: Բագարատ (Bagarat), Բագրատ (Bagrat)
    → Arabic: بُقْرَاط (buqrāṭ)
    → Georgian: ბაგრატი (bagraṭi)
    → Ossetian: Баграт (Bagrat)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: *Bagadātah
  - Middle Persian: (/⁠Baydād⁠/)
    Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲 (bgdt), 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭠𐭲𐭩 (bgdʾty)
    - Persian: بغداد (bağdâd) (most likely)
  - → Akkadian:^[1]
    Late Babylonian: 𒁀𒀝𒁕𒌈 (ba-ag-da-tu₄ /⁠Bagdatu⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒀪𒁕𒀀𒋫 (ba-ga-ʾ-da-a-ta /⁠Bagaʾdāta⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒀪𒁕𒀀𒋫𒀪 (ba-ga-ʾ-da-a-ta-ʾ /⁠Bagaʾdātaʾ⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒀪𒁕𒀀𒋾 (ba-ga-ʾ-da-a-ti /⁠Bagaʾdāti⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒀪𒁕𒀀𒌅 (ba-ga-ʾ-da-a-tú /⁠Bagaʾdātu⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒀪𒁕𒀜𒋫𒀪 (ba-ga-ʾ-da-at-ta-ʾ /⁠Bagaʾdātaʾ⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒀪𒁕𒋫𒀪 (ba-ga-ʾ-da-ta-ʾ /⁠Bagaʾdataʾ⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒁕𒀀𒋾 (ba-ga-da-a-ti /⁠Bagadāti⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒁕𒀀𒌓 (ba-ga-da-a-tú /⁠Bagadātu⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒁕𒀀𒌈 (ba-ga-da-a-tu₄ /⁠Bagadātu⁠/), 𒁀𒂵𒁕𒁺 (ba-ga-da-du /⁠Bagadadu⁠/), 𒄷𒁕𒁕 (bag-da-da /⁠Bagdada⁠/), 𒁀𒄀𒁕𒀀𒌓 (ba-ge-da-a-tú /⁠Bagedātu⁠/), 𒀭𒈨𒌍𒁕𒀀𒋫 (DINGIR.MEŠ-da-a-ta /⁠Bagadāta⁠/)^[1]
  - → Aramaic:^[1]
    Imperial Aramaic: 𐡁𐡂𐡃𐡕 (bgdt)
  - → Egyptian:
    Demotic: [script needed] (pgtt)
  - → Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒁀𒀝𒆪𒀜𒆪 (ba-ak-da-ad-da /⁠Bakdada⁠/), 𒁀𒀝𒆪𒌓𒆪 (ba-ak-da-ud-da /⁠Bakdauda⁠/), 𒁀𒅅𒆪𒌓𒆪 (ba-ik-da-ud-da /⁠Baikdauda⁠/), 𒁀𒋡𒆪𒀜 (ba-ka₄-da-ad /⁠Bakadad⁠/), 𒁀𒋡𒆪𒀜𒆪 (ba-ka₄-da-ad-da /⁠Bakadada⁠/), 𒁀𒋡𒆪𒆪 (ba-ka₄-da-da /⁠Bakadada⁠/), 𒁀𒋡𒆪𒌓𒆪 (ba-ka₄-da-ud-da /⁠Bakadauda⁠/)
  - → Ancient Greek: Βαγαδάτες (Bagadátes), Βαγαδάτης (Bagadátēs), Μαγαδάτες (Magadátes) (possibly from a Proto-Armenian form)
    - → Latin: Bagadates
      - → English: Bagadates
  - → Old Armenian: Բագադիա (Bagadia)^[2]

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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 132
^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942) “Բագարատ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 21) (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 355

[Tavernier-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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 132

[2] Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942) “Բագարատ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 21) (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 355

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