𐎢𐎱𐎠
Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *úpa, from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“under, below”).
Preposition
𐎢𐎱𐎠 (u-p-a /upā/)
- under, below [+accusative]
- in the reign of [+accusative]
- 5th century BCE, Behistun Inscription, column 3, lines 29-30:
- 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏐 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿/𐎶 𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎡𐏁𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎱𐎠 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐏃
- p-s-a-v a-d-m k-a-r-m p-a-r-s-/m u-t-a m-a-d-m f-r-a-i-š-y-m h-y u-p-a m-a-m a-h
- pasāva adam kāram Pārsa/m utā Mādam hya upā mām āha
- Then did I send out the Persians and the Median army which was under me
- 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏐 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿/𐎶 𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎡𐏁𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎱𐎠 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐏃
- 5th century BCE, Behistun Inscription, column 3, lines 29-30:
Further reading
- Prods Oktor Skjærvø (2016) An Introduction to Old Persian, page 37