Reconstruction:Old Persian/R̥difyah

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 *r̥difyah. Cognate with Old Median *R̥zifyah.[1][2]

Proper noun

*R̥difyah (/R̥difyah/)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Ἀρτύβιος (Artúbios), Ἀρτύφιος (Artúphios)
  • Elamite:
    • Achaemenid Elamite: 𒅕𒁺𒉿𒅀 (ir-du-pi-ia /⁠Irdupiya⁠/), 𒅕𒋰𒉿𒅀 (ir-tap-pi-ia /⁠Irtapiya⁠/), 𒅕𒁾𒉿𒅀 (ir-tup-pi-ia /⁠Irtupiya⁠/)

References

  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1419 *Ṛdifya-”, 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 289
  2. ^
    2011, Rüdiger Schmitt, Iranische Personennamen in de Griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. [Iranian Personal Names in Greek Literature before Alexander the Great] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch), volume 5A, pages 91-92: