𐎷𐎰𐎼

Old Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (Miθrō).

Proper noun

𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mi-θ-r /Miθraʰ/)

  1. (Iranian mythology, religion, Zoroastrianism) Mithra, a Zoroastrian deity

Derived terms

  • Old Persian: *Miθrabaujanaʰ
    • Ancient Greek: Μιθραβαυζάνης (Mithrabauzánēs), Μιθροβαυζάνης (Mithrobauzánēs), Μιθροβουζάνης (Mithrobouzánēs)
      • Greek: Μιθραβαυζάνης (Mithravavzánis)
      • Latin: Mithrabauzanēs
    • Aramaic:
      Imperial Aramaic: 𐡌𐡕𐡓𐡁𐡆𐡍 (mtrbzn)
  • Old Persian: *Miθrabr̥zaⁿs
  • Old Persian: *Miθrafarnāʰ, *Mitrafarnāʰ, *Miθrahwarnāʰ
    • Middle Persian: (/Mihrxwarr, Mihrfarr/)
      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭬𐭲𐭥𐭤𐭥𐭫 (mtrhwl)
      • Parthian:
        Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭌𐭕𐭓𐭐𐭓𐭉 (mtrpry /Mihrfarr/)
      • Sogdian:
        Sogdian: 𐼺𐼷𐽀𐼾𐽀 (myrpr /Mīrfar/)
    • Ancient Greek: Μιθραφέρνης (Mithraphérnēs), Μιτραφέρνης (Mitraphérnēs)
    • Aramaic:
      Imperial Aramaic: 𐡌𐡕𐡓𐡐𐡓𐡍 (mtrprn)
  • Old Persian: *Miθrapātaʰ
    • Ancient Greek: Μιτροβάτης (Mitrobátēs)
    • Aramaic:
      Imperial Aramaic: 𐡌𐡕𐡓𐡐𐡕 (mtrpt)
    • Elamite:
      Achaemenid Elamite: 𒈪𒌉𒊏𒁀𒁕 (mi-tur-ra-ba-da /Miturabada/), 𒈪𒌓𒊏𒁀𒆪 (mi-ut-ra-ba-da /Miutrabada/), 𒈪𒌓𒊏𒁀𒌓𒁕 (mi-ut-<ra>-ba-ud-da /Miutrabauda/)
    • Lycian: 𐊎𐊆𐊉𐊕𐊀𐊓𐊀𐊗𐊀 (Miθrapata), 𐊎𐊆𐊉𐊕𐊀𐊓𐊀𐊗𐊆 (Miθrapati), 𐊎𐊆𐊈𐊕𐊓𐊓𐊀𐊗𐊀 (Mizrppata)
  • Old Persian: *Miθraupastāʰ
  • Old Persian: *Miθrāvahištaʰ
  • Old Persian: *Miθrayaʰ
    • Akkadian:
      Late Babylonian: 𒈪𒀉𒊏𒀀𒀀 (mi-it-ra-a-a /Mitrāya/)
    • Ancient Greek: Μιθραῖος (Mithraîos), Μιτραῖος (Mitraîos)
    • Elamite:
      Achaemenid Elamite: 𒈪𒋻𒊏𒅀 (mi-tar-ra-ia /Mitaraya/)
  • Old Persian: *Raivamiθraʰ
    • Middle Persian:
      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭫𐭩𐭥𐭬𐭲𐭥 (lywmtr /Rēvmihr/)
    • Ancient Greek: Ῥεομίθρης (Rheomíthrēs)
      • Latin: Rheomithrēs

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: mtr', 𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫡 (myhr /mihr‎/)
  • Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: 𒈪𒀉𒊑 (mi-it-ri /Mitri/)[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, page 11
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