𐎳𐎼𐎺𐎼𐎫𐎡𐏁
Old Persian
Etymology
Literally "guardian angel", abbreviated form of a compound name containing Old Persian fravartiš, itself cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬴𐬌 (frauuaṣ̌i).[1]
Proper noun
𐎳𐎼𐎺𐎼𐎫𐎡𐏁 (f-r-v-r-t-i-š /Fravartiš/) m
- A king of Media
Descendants
- → Imperial Aramaic: 𐡐𐡓𐡅𐡓𐡕 (prwrt)[1]
- → Achaemenid Elamite: 𒉺𒅈𒈥𒋾𒅖 (pa-ar-mar-ti-iš), 𒉺𒅈𒌑𒈥𒋾𒅖 (pa-ar-ú-mar-ti-iš)[1]
- → Ancient Greek: Φραόρτης (Phraórtēs)
- Latin: Phraortes
References
- Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “1.2.17 Fravartiš (F-r-v-r-t-i-š-)”, 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 16