𐎷𐎰𐎼

Old Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (Miθra) or Old Median *Miθrah. Doublet of 𐎷𐎫𐎼 (mi-t-r /⁠Mitraʰ⁠/) and 𐎷𐏂 (mi-ç /⁠Miçaʰ⁠/).

Proper noun

𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mi-θ-r /Miθraʰ/)

  1. (Iranian mythology, religion, Zoroastrianism) Mithra, a Zoroastrian deity

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: mtr', 𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫡 (myhr /⁠mihr⁠/)
    • Persian: مهر (mehr)
      • → Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਮਿਹਰ (mihar)
        Shahmukhi script: مہر (mihr)
  • → Akkadian:
    → Late Babylonian: 𒈪𒀉𒊑 (mi-it-ri /⁠Mitri⁠/)[1]

References

  1. ^ 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 11
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