𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹
Old Persian
Etymology
Masculine gender adjective formed from 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /Vạrkāna/, “Hyrcania”) + -𐎡𐎹 (-i-y /-yaʰ/, adjectival suffix), used as a substantive.
Noun
𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹 (Vạrkāniya)
- a Hyrcanian
Descendants
- → Imperial Aramaic: 𐡅𐡓𐡊𐡍𐡉 (wrkny)[1]
- Achaemenid Elamite: 𒈪𒅕𒋡𒉡𒅀𒅁 (mi-ir-ka4-nu-ia-ip)[1]
Related terms
- 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n) (Vạrkāna)
References
- Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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