𐎰𐎢𐎧𐎼

Old Persian

Etymology

From *θuxrah (“red, bright”). Cognate of Old Median *Suxrah.[1][2][3]

Proper noun

𐎰𐎢𐎧𐎼 (θ-u-x-r /Θuxraʰ/) m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • → Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒁺𒊌𒆳𒊏 (du-uk-kur-ra /⁠Dukura⁠/), 𒌅𒅅𒊏 (tu-ik-ra /⁠Tuikra⁠/)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1979), Die altiranischen Namen [The Old Iranian Names] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band I, Faszikel II) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, page 26
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007), “1.2.27. Θuxra- (OP; Θ-u-x-r-)”, 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 20
  3. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007), “2.2.57. *Θuxra- (OP)”, 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 63
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