𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴
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Old Persian
Etymology
From 𐎺𐎼𐎣 (v-r-k /vr̥kaʰ/, “wolf”) + 𐎴 (n /*-naʰ/, nominal suffix).[1] Inherited from Proto-Iranian *Wŕ̥kānah (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 (Vəhrkāna) and Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭊𐭍 (wrkn /Wurgān/)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wr̩kaːna/
Proper noun
𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (Vr̥kānaʰ)
Derived terms
- 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹 (v-r-k-a-n-i-y /Vr̥kāniyaʰ/)
Descendants
- Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 (gʿlgʾn /Gurgān/)
- Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 (ʿlʿcʾn /Wiruz-ān/)
- Persian: گرجستان (gorjestân)
- → Elamite:
- Achaemenid Elamite: 𒈪𒅕𒋡𒀭 (mi-ir-ka₄-an /Mirkan/)
- → Ancient Greek: Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā)
References
- احدیان, م. (2010). Morphological survey of Hamedan's Toponyms. زبان و زبانشناسی, 6(12), 129-148.