𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴
Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 (Vəhrkāna) and Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭊𐭍 (Wurgān)).
Equivalent to 𐎺𐎼𐎣 (varka, “wolf”) + suffix.
Proper noun
𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (Varkāna)
- Gorgan; Vahrkana (old city)
- satrapy of Hyrcania
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā)
- Latin: Hyrcania
- Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 (Gurgān)
- Ancient Greek: Γουργάν (Gourgán)
- Persian: گرگان (Gorgân)