πƒπŽΌπŽΉ

Old Persian
An early 5th century BC relief of an Arianian tribute bearer. This relief is from the Apadana at Persepolis.

Etymology

Masculine gender adjective formed from πƒπŽΌπŽ‘πŽΊ (h-r-i-v /⁠Haraiva⁠/, β€œAriana”) +β€Ž -𐎹 (-y /⁠-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix), used as a substantive.

Noun

πƒπŽΌπŽΉ (Haraya)

  1. an Arianian

Descendants
  • β†’ Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: π’„©π’Š‘π’…€π’… (Hareyaip)[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, β†’ISBN
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