Reconstruction:Old Persian/R̥tayaʰ

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 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (a-r-t /artaʰ/, “Asha; truth”) +‎ -𐎹 (-y /*-yaʰ/, adjectival suffix).[1][2][3]

Proper noun

*R̥tayaʰ m[3]

A male given name

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Ἀρταῖος (Artaîos)
→ Aramaic:
Imperial Aramaic: 𐡏𐡓𐡕𐡉‎ (ʿrty)
→ Egyptian:
Demotic: [script needed] (ꜣrty)
→ Elamite:
Achaemenid Elamite: 𒅕𒆪𒅀 (ir-da-ia), 𒅕𒋼𒅀 (ir-te-ia)

References

Justi, Ferdinand (1895), “Ἀρταῖος”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 33b
Hinz, Walther (1975), “*rtaya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 217
Tavernier, Jan (2007), “4.2.1540. *Ṛtaya-”, in 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 306

[1] Justi, Ferdinand (1895), “Ἀρταῖος”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 33b

[2] Hinz, Walther (1975), “*rtaya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 217

[Tavernier-3] Tavernier, Jan (2007), “4.2.1540. *Ṛtaya-”, in 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 306