Reconstruction:Old Persian/Miθrayah

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 This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

Etymology

From 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mi-θ-r /⁠Miθraʰ⁠/, “Mithra”) +‎ -𐎹 (-y /⁠*-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix).[1][2]

Proper noun

*Miθrayah m[2]

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • → 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/)

References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*miθraya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎ (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 168
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1126. *Miθraya-”, in 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 253
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