𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

    From Proto-Iranian *Áryah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (airiia), Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).

    Adjective

    𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y /Aryaʰ/)

    1. Iranian
      • 522 BCE – 486 BCE, Darius I, DSe line 13:
        𐏐 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐏂 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 []
        Pārsahyā : puça : Arya []
        A son of Persia, an Aryan []

    Derived terms

    • 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎨𐎡𐏂 (a-r-i-y : c-i-ç /⁠arya-ciça⁠/)
    • *Aryābr̥zans

    Descendants

    • Middle Persian: (/⁠ēr⁠/)
      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠𐭩𐭫 (ʾyl)