𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁

Old Persian

Alternative forms

  • 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš)

Etymology

Compound of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 (dāraya-, “to hold”) +‎ 𐎺𐎢 (vaʰu-, “good”), "he who holds firm the good", from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”) + *h₁wésus (“good”).

Proper noun

𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /Dārayavaʰuš/) m

  1. Darius

Descendants

  • → Akkadian: 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒈠𒌋𒅖 (Da-ri-ia-muš), 𒁕𒊑𒈠𒌋𒅖 (Da-ri-muš)
  • → Ancient Greek: Δαρειαῖος (Dareiaîos), Δαρεῖος (Dareîos)
    • Greek: Δαρείος (Dareíos)
    • → Latin: Dārīus
  • → Egyptian:
    N17
    rw    		 wASA
     (tꜣrwꜣšꜣ),
    N17
    r    		 wSA
     (tꜣrwšꜣ),
    tA
    rw    		 iiwSA
     (tꜣrwywšꜣ),
    T
    rw    		 iiwSA
     (ṯrwywšꜣ),
    initirwSA
     (jntjrwšꜣ),
    initirwwASA
     (jntjrwꜣšꜣ),
    initirwiiwASA
     (jntjrwywꜣšꜣ)
  • → Elamite: 𒆪𒊑𒅀𒈠𒌋𒆜 (Da-ri-(y)a-ma-u-iš), 𒆪𒊑𒅀𒄷𒌑𒆜 (Da-ri-ya-(h)u-(ú-)iš)
  • → Hebrew: דריווש \ דָּרְיָוֶשׁ‎ (dar'yávesh, dārəyā́weš)
  • → Lycian: 𐊑𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊆𐊊𐊁𐊒𐊖- (ñtarijeus-)
  • Middle Persian
    • Persian: داراب‎ (Dârâb), دارا‎ (Dârâ)
      • → Arabic: دَارَا‎ (dārā)
    • → Old Armenian: Դարա (Dara)
  • → Official Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡄𐡅𐡔‎ (dryhwš), 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡄𐡅𐡔‎ (drywhwš) (archaizing), 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡔‎ (drywš), 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡔‎ (drwš)
    • Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܘܫ‎ (dāryāwaš)
  • → Persian: داریوش‎ (Dâryuš)
  • → Old Armenian: Դարեհ (Dareh)
    • → Old Georgian: დარეჰ (dareh)

References

  • Rudiger Schmitt (December 15, 1994), “DARIUS i. The Name”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition‎, New York
  • Justi, Ferdinand (1895) Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, pages 78–80
  • Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary]‎ (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 738
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 36
  • Posener, Georges (1936) La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, pages 161–163
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