𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴

Old Persian

Etymology

Compare Parthian ʾpdn(y) (apadan), ʾpdnk(y) (apadanak), Manichaean Parthian ʾpdn, ʾfdn (afdan, “palace”), and borrowings Old Armenian ապարանք (aparankʿ), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אפדנא‎, Classical Syriac ܐܦܕܢܐ‎ (ʾāppaḏnāʾ), Hebrew אפדן‎, Arabic فدن‎ (fadan).

Noun

𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴 (apadāna) m

  1. hypostyle hall
  2. citadel
  3. apadana

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: ʾʾywn (āywan, “palace”)
    • Persian: ایوان‎ (eyvân)
      • → Arabic: إيوان‎ (ʾīwān)
        • → English: iwan, liwan
  • → Aramaic:
    • Classical Syriac: ܐܦܕܢܐ‎ (ʾāppaḏnāʾ)
      • → Arabic: فدن‎ (fadan)
    • → Hebrew: אפדנא‎
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