𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎑𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

Masculine gender adjective formed from 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /VαΊ‘rkāna/, β€œHyrcania”) +β€Ž -𐎑𐎹 (-i-y /-yaΚ°/, adjectival suffix), used as a substantive.

Noun

𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎑𐎹 (Vẑrkāniya)

  1. a Hyrcanian

Descendants
  • β†’ Imperial Aramaic: π‘…π‘“π‘Šπ‘π‘‰β€Ž (wrkny)[1]
  • Achaemenid Elamite: π’ˆͺ𒅕𒋑𒉑𒅀𒅁 (mi-ir-ka4-nu-ia-ip)[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, β†’ISBN
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