𐭇𐭅𐭎𐭓𐭅

Parthian

Alternative forms

  • 𐫟𐫇𐫘𐫡𐫇 (xwsrw)

Etymology

From earlier *Husravah, from *hu- (“good”) +‎ *sravah (“fame”). Compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬵 (haosrauuah), Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭡 and 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭩 (Husraw), Sogdian 𐼰𐼶𐼼𐽀𐼴 (ʾxsrw), Bactrian χοασραο (khoasrao) and Khwarezmian 𐾹𐾶𐾿𐿂𐾶 (xwsrw).[1]

Proper noun

𐭇𐭅𐭎𐭓𐭅 • (ḥwsrw /Husraw/)

  1. a male given name, Husraw

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Ὀσρόης (Osróēs)

References

  1. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2016) “541. hwsrw /Husraw/”, in Personennamen in parthischen epigraphischen Quellen [Personal names in Parthian inscriptional sources] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band II, Faszikel 5) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, page 112
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