𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭
Middle Persian
Etymology
𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥 (Asōr, “Assyrian”) + -𐭮𐭲𐭭 (-estān, “land of”). Compare Parthian 𐭀𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭎𐭕𐭍 (Asōrestān) and Old Armenian Ասորեստան (Asorestan).
Proper noun
𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭 • (ʾswrstn /Asōrestān, Asūrestān/)
- Asuristan (official name of the satrapy of Babylonia under Sassanians)
Descendants
- Persian: آسورستان (Âsurestân)
- → English: Asuristan, Asurestan, Assuristan, Asorestan, Asoristan
References
- Gignoux, Philippe (1972) Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 17a