𐎼𐎧𐎠

𐎼𐎧𐎠

Old Persian

Etymology

Unknown.

Proper noun

𐎼𐎧𐎠 (Raxā)

1. Rakhā, a town in ancient Persis
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     𐎼𐎧𐎠 𐏐 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎺𐎼𐎭𐎴𐎶 𐏐 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿𐎡𐎹

     Raxā nāma vardanam Pārsaiy, ...

Descendants

• Achaemenid Elamite: 𒊩𒋡𒀭 (rák-ka₄-an)
• Late Babylonian: 𒊏𒄩𒀪 (ra-[ḫa]-ʾ)
• Official Aramaic: 𐡓𐡇𐡀‎ (rḥʾ)

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, page 30