𐎭𐎼𐎹
Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *ĵráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ráyas. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵 (zraiiaŋh, “sea”), Sanskrit ज्रयस् (jráyas, “expanse”).
Noun
𐎭𐎼𐎹 (d-r-y /draya/)
- sea
Descendants
- Lurish:
- Northern Luri: دریا (diryā)
- Bakhtiari: دریا (diryā)
- Middle Persian:
- Manichaean: 𐫅𐫡𐫏𐫀𐫁 (dryʾb /drayāb/)
- Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dlydʾp̄ /drayāb/)
- Persian: دریا (daryâ)