𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹𐎣𐎼

Old Persian

Etymology

From 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y /⁠daraniyaʰ⁠/, β€œgold”) +β€Ž 𐎣𐎼 (k-r /⁠karaʰ⁠/, β€œdoer”).

Noun

𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹𐎣𐎼 (daraniya-karaʰ)

  1. goldsmith
    • 522–426 BCE, DSf, line 49:
      𐏐 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭𐎑𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎢𐎼𐎫𐎑𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎴𐎑𐎹𐎣𐎼𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎹𐎑𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎑𐎹𐎢
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      The goldsmiths who wrought the gold were Lydians […]