𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭

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Middle Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀 (vərəθraγna), from Proto-Iranian *Wr̥tragnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Wr̥tragʰnás. Compare Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌 (wryḥrm /⁠Wahrām⁠/, war god, god of victory).

Proper noun

𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 (ʿlḥlʾn /Warahrām, Warahrān, Wahrām/)

  1. a male given name, Wahram, Bahram
  2. Verethragna, god of war, victory
  3. (astronomy) Mars
  4. name of the 20th day of each month

Descendants

  • Persian: بهرام (bahrâm)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “Wahrām”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press