𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁

𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁

Old Persian

Etymology

Literally "rich in waters". Cognate with Old Indo-Aryan सरस्वती (sárasvatī-) and Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬓𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬍‎ (haraxᵛaⁱtī)[1]. Compare with equivalents in Old East Iranian *Haraxuvatī, Arachosian *Haraxvatī, and Median *Harūxatī.

Proper noun

𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁 (Harauvatiš)

1. Haravaiti
2. Arachosia

Derived terms

• 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐎹 (Harauvatiya)

Descendants

(taking Old Persian as representative for all Old Iranian):

• → Akkadian:

  Late Babylonian: 𒀀𒊏𒄷𒌓 (a-ra-ḫu-ut /Araḫut/), 𒀀𒊒𒄷𒀜𒋾 (a-ru-ḫu-at-ti /Aruḫuati/), 𒀀𒊒𒄩𒀜𒋾 (a-ru-ḫa-at-ti /Aruḫati/), 𒀀𒊒𒄩𒀜𒋾𒀪 (a-ru-ḫa-at-ti-ʾ /Aruḫatiʾ/), 𒀀𒊒𒉺𒋾 (a-ru-ḫat-ti /Aruḫati/)[1]

• → Aramaic:

  Imperial Aramaic: 𐡄𐡓𐡇𐡅𐡕𐡉‎ (hrḥwty), 𐡄𐡓𐡅𐡇𐡕𐡉‎ (hrwḥty)[1]

• → Egyptian:

  Late Egyptian: (hrwḫdy)[2][3][4]

• → Elamite:

  Achaemenid Elamite: 𒄩𒊏𒈠𒋾𒆜 (ha-ra-ma-ti-iš /Haramatiš/), 𒄯𒊏𒌋𒈠𒋾𒆜 (har-ra-u-ma-ti-iš /Haraumatiš/), 𒄯𒈠𒋾𒆜 (har-ma-ti-iš /Harmatiš/), 𒄯𒊏𒈠𒋾𒆜 (har-ra-ma-ti-iš /Haramatiš/), 𒄯𒊒𒈠𒋾𒆜 (har-ru-ma-ti-iš /Harumatiš/), 𒄯𒊒𒈠𒌓𒋾𒆜 (har-ru-ma-ut-ti-iš /Harumautiš/), 𒄩𒊒𒈠𒋾𒆜 (ha-ru-m[a-ti-iš] /Harumatiš/), 𒄯𒆪𒋾𒆜 (har-ku-ti(-iš) /Harkutiš/), 𒄯𒆪𒌓𒋾 (har-ku-ut-ti /Harkuti/)[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. Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject R08, hlhdy (OP. Gandâra = Gandara), Livius.org
3. 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, pages 70-71
4. Posener, Georges (1936) La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, page 184