Reconstruction:Old Median/r̥zifyah

This Old Median entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás. Cognate with Old Persian *r̥difyah, Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬟𐬌𐬌𐬀 (ərəzifiia) and Sanskrit ऋजिप्य (ṛjipya).[1]

Noun

*r̥zifyah

  1. eagle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Aramaic:
    • Imperial Aramaic: 𐡀𐡓𐡆𐡐𐡉 (ʾrzpy)
  • → Ancient Greek: ἄρξιφος (árxiphos) (< earlier *ἄρζιφος (*árziphos))

References

  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1553 *Ṛzifya-”, in 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 308
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