Reconstruction:Old Persian/Raivamiθraʰ

This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθraʰ, “Mithra”) +‎ *raivaʰ (“rich; splendid”).[1]

Proper noun

*Raivamiθraʰ m[2][1]

A male given name

Descendants

Middle Persian:
Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭫𐭩𐭥𐭬𐭲𐭥‎ (lywmtr /Rēvmihr/)
→ Ancient Greek: Ῥεομίθρης (Rheomíthrēs)
- → Latin: Rheomithrēs

References

Hinz, Walther (1975) , “*raivamiθra-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 196
Justi, Ferdinand (1895) , “Ῥεομίθρης”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 260

[Hinz-1] Hinz, Walther (1975) , “*raivamiθra-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 196

[2] Justi, Ferdinand (1895) , “Ῥεομίθρης”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 260