𐎤𐎢𐏁

Old Persian

Alternative forms

𐎤𐎢𐏁𐎠𐎹 (ku-u-š-a-y /⁠Kušāya⁠/)

Etymology

Ultimately from Egyptian

(kꜣš),

(kꜣs),

(kꜣs),

(kš),

(kšj).^[1]

Either independently derived or potentially via Neo-Babylonian 𒆳𒅗𒋛 (^KURka-si /⁠Kasi⁠/), 𒆳𒅗𒅆 (^KURka-ši /⁠Kaši⁠/), 𒆳𒅗𒀀𒊭 (^KURka-a-ša /⁠Kāša⁠/), 𒆳𒆪𒌋𒅆 (^KURku(-u)-ši /⁠Kūši⁠/), 𒆳𒆪𒌋𒋛 (^KURku(-u)-si /⁠Kūsi⁠/), 𒆪𒊓𒀀𒀀 (ku-sa-a(-a) /⁠Kusā⁠/) which are not from Old Persian, but directly from Egyptian themselves.^[1]

Cognate with Late Babylonian 𒆪𒌑𒋗 (ku-ú-šu /⁠Kūsu⁠/), Hebrew כוש, Ancient Greek Χους (Khous).^[1]

Proper noun

𐎤𐎢𐏁 (Kuša)

Kush
Nubia

Derived terms

𐎤𐎢𐏁𐎡𐎹 (ku-u-š-i-y /⁠Kušiya⁠/)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Heinrich Otten: "Kuš, Kischiten." In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Volume 6, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1980–1983, →ISBN, pp. 374–375.

[reallexikon-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Heinrich Otten: "Kuš, Kischiten." In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Volume 6, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1980–1983, →ISBN, pp. 374–375.

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