๐Žค๐Žข๐๐Žก๐Žน

Old Persian
An early 5th century BC relief of a Kushite tribute bearers. This relief is from the eastern stairs leading to the Apadana at Persepolis.

Etymology

Masculine gender adjective formed from ๐Žค๐Žข๐ (ku-u-ลก /Kuลกa/, โ€œKushโ€) +โ€Ž -๐Žก๐Žน (-i-y /-yaสฐ/, adjectival suffix), used as a substantive.[1]

Adjective

๐Žค๐Žข๐๐Žก๐Žน (Kuลกiya)

  1. Kushite
  2. Nubian
  3. Ethiopian

References
  1. Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 180
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