Reconstruction:Old Persian/Humāyah

This Old Persian 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 Persian

Etymology

From 𐎢- (u- /⁠ʰu-⁠/, “good”) +‎ *māyah (“skill”). Compare with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬁 (humāiiā) and 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬐𐬀 (humaiiaka).[1][2][3]

Noun

*Humāyah

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭠𐭩 (Humāy)
  • → Achaemenid Elamite: 𒄷𒈠𒀀𒅀 (hu-ma-a-ia /⁠Humāia⁠/), 𒄷𒈠𒅀 (hu-ma-ia /⁠Humaia⁠/), 𒌑𒈠𒅀 (u₂-ma-ia /⁠Umaia⁠/), 𒌑𒈨𒅀 (u₂-me-ia /⁠Umeia⁠/)
  • → Ancient Greek: Ὑμαίς (Humaís), Ὑμαίης (Humaíēs), Ὑμέης (Huméēs)
    • → Latin: Hymaes, Hymaeēs, Hymeēs
  • → Imperial Aramaic: 𐡄𐡅𐡌𐡉 (hwmy)
  • → Parthian: 𐭇𐭅𐭌𐭉 (Humāy)

References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*humāya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 125
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.802. *Humāya-”, 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 207
  3. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt (2011) Iranische Personennamen in de Griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. [Iranian Personal Names in Greek Literature before Alexander the Great] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch) (in German), volume 5A, page 346
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