𐎤𐎢𐏁

Old Persian

Alternative forms

𐎤𐎢𐏁𐎠𐎹 (ku-u-š-a-y /Kušāya/)

Etymology

Ultimately from Egyptian

(kꜣš),

(kꜣs),
(kꜣs),

(kš),

(kšj).[1]

Either independently derived or potentially via Neo-Babylonian 𒆳𒅗𒋛 (^KURka-si /Kasi/), 𒆳𒅗𒅆 (^KURka-ši /Kaši/), 𒆳𒅗𒀀𒊭 (^KURka-a-ša /Kāša/), 𒆳𒆪𒌋𒅆 (^KURku(-u)-ši /Kūši/), 𒆳𒆪𒌋𒋛 (^KURku(-u)-si /Kūsi/), 𒆪𒊓𒀀𒀀 (ku-sa-a(-a) /Kusā/) which are not from Old Persian, but directly from Egyptian themselves.[1]

Cognate with Late Babylonian 𒆪𒌑𒋗 (ku-ú-šu /Kūsu/), Hebrew כוש‎, Ancient Greek Χους (Khous)).[1]

Proper noun

𐎤𐎢𐏁 (Kuša)

Kush
Nubia

Derived terms

𐎤𐎢𐏁𐎡𐎹 (ku-u-š-i-y /Kušiya/)

References

Heinrich Otten: "Kuš, Kischiten." In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Volume 6, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1980–1983, →ISBN, pp. 374–375.

[reallexikon-1] Heinrich Otten: "Kuš, Kischiten." In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Volume 6, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1980–1983, →ISBN, pp. 374–375.