𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱

𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱

Old Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬯𐬞𐬀‎ (Vištāspa). Equivalent to *vištaʰ (“free, unbridled”) +‎ 𐎠𐎿 (a-s /asaʰ/), 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (a-s-p /aspaʰ/, “horse”).[1]

Proper noun

𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 (vi-š-t-a-s-p /Vištāspa/)

1. A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Hystaspes

   • (please add the primary text of this usage example)

     Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya vazạrka Vištāspahạyā puça Haxāmanišiya

     Darius, the great king, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenid

Declension

Masculine declension of 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱
Nom. sg.	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 (vi-š-t-a-s-p)
Voc. sg.	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎠 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-a)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 (vi-š-t-a-s-p)	—	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎠 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-a)
Vocative	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎠 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-a)	—	—
Accusative	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎶 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-m)	—	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎠 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-a)
Genitive-Dative	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-h-y)	—	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-a-n-a-m)
Instrumental-Ablative	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎠 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-a)	—	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎡𐎲𐎡𐏁 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-i-b-i-š)
Locative	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎡𐎹 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-i-y)	—	𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎡𐎿𐎢𐎺𐎠 (vi-š-t-a-s-p-i-s-u-v-a)

Descendants

• Middle Persian:

  Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭢𐭥𐭱𐭲𐭮𐭯‎ (gʿštsp /Guštāsp/), 𐭥𐭱𐭲𐭠𐭮𐭯𐭩‎ (ʿštʾspy /Wištāsp/)[1][2]

  • Persian: گشتاسپ‎ (Guštāsp)
  • → Old Armenian: Վշտասպեան (Vštaspean)
• → Akkadian:[1]

  Late Babylonian: 𒍑𒋫𒊍𒉺 (uš-ta-as-pa /Uštaspa/), 𒍑𒋫𒊍𒉿 (uš-ta-as-pi /Uštaspi/), 𒍑𒋫𒊍𒁍 (uš-ta-as-pu /Uštaspu/), 𒍑𒌨𒁍 ([uš-ta]s-pu /Uštaspu/)

• → Ancient Greek: Ὑστάσπης (Hustáspēs)[1]
• → Aramaic:[1]

  Imperial Aramaic: 𐡅𐡔𐡕𐡀𐡎𐡐‎ (wštʾsp)

• → Egyptian:[1]

  Late Egyptian: (wꜣyšꜣtjsꜣpy)

• → Elamite:[1]

  Achaemenid Elamite: 𒈪𒆜𒆪𒀾𒁀 (mi-iš-da-áš-ba /Mišdašba/)

• → Lycian: 𐊇𐊆𐊈𐊗𐊗𐊖𐊓𐊓𐊀 (Wizttsppa)[1]

References

1. 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
2. Rüdiger Schmitt (July 20, 2005), “PERSONAL NAMES, IRANIAN v. SASANIAN PERIOD”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition‎, New York