𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁

Old Persian

Alternative forms

𐎲𐎠𐎧𐏂𐎡𐏁 (Bāxçiš)

Etymology

Either cognate with Persian (bâxtar, “west”) and Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬑𐬜𐬌 (bāxδi), or possibly Bāxtriš (“she who divides”) from the name of the river Βάκτρος (Báktros), itself derived from the root *bhag- (“to divide”) (cf. Sanskrit भज् (bháj-), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬔 (bag)).^[1]

Proper noun

𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-t-r-i-š /Bāxtriš/)

Bactria

Derived terms

𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐎹 (b-a-x-t-r-i-y /⁠Bāxtriya⁠/)

Descendants

→ Akkadian:
Late Babylonian: 𒁀𒀀𒄩𒋫𒅈 (ba-a-ḫa-ta-ar /⁠Bāḫatar⁠/), 𒁀𒄴𒋻 (ba-aḫ-tar /⁠Baḫtar⁠/), 𒁀𒄴𒋾𒅕 (ba-aḫ-ti-ir /⁠Baḫtir⁠/)^[1]
→ Egyptian:
Late Egyptian:

(bꜣḫṯrw)^[2]^[3]
→ Elamite:
Achaemenid Elamite: 𒁀𒀝𒋻𒊑𒆜 (ba-ak-tar-ri-iš /⁠Baktariš⁠/), 𒁀𒀝𒌉𒊑𒆜 (ba-ak-tur-ri-iš /⁠Bakturiš⁠/), 𒁀𒅅𒌉𒊑𒆜 (ba-ik-tur-ri-iš /⁠Baikturiš⁠/)^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 25
^ Posener, Georges (1936) La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, page 184
^ Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject R06, s3htjl (OP. Bâkhtriš = Bactria), Livius.org

[tavernier-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 25

[2] Posener, Georges (1936) La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, page 184

[3] Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject R06, s3htjl (OP. Bâkhtriš = Bactria), Livius.org

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