𐎶𐎼𐎯𐎢𐎴𐎡𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

From *mr̥duš (“mild, soft”) +‎ 𐎴 (n /⁠-naʰ⁠/, nominal suffix) +‎ 𐎡𐎹 (i-y /⁠-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix).[1][2][3] Compare with Sanskrit मृदुता (mṛdutā) and मृदुल (mṛdula).

Proper noun

𐎶𐎼𐎯𐎢𐎴𐎡𐎹 (m-r-du-u-n-i-y /Mr̥duniyaʰ/) m[4][2]

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • → Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: 𒈠𒅈𒁺𒉌𒅀 (ma-ar-du-ni-ia /⁠Marduniya⁠/), 𒈥𒁲𒉌𒅀 (mar-di-ni-ia /⁠Mardiniya⁠/), 𒈥𒁺𒌑𒉌𒅀 (mar-du-ú-ni-ia /⁠Marduniya⁠/), 𒈥𒁺𒉌𒅀 (mar-du-n[i-ia] /⁠Marduniya⁠/), 𒈥𒁺𒉌𒅀 (mar-du-ni-ia /⁠Marduniya⁠/)
  • → Ancient Greek: Μαρδόνιος (Mardónios)
  • → Aramaic:
    Imperial Aramaic: 𐡌𐡓𐡃𐡅𐡍𐡉 (mrdwny)
  • → Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒈥𒁺𒉡𒅀 (mar-du-nu-ia /⁠Mardunuya⁠/)

References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975), Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 169
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007), “1.2.23. Mạrduniya- (M-r-du-u-n-i-y-): Mạrdu-n-iya-”, 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 19
  3. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007), “2.2.42 *Mạrduniya-”, 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 61
  4. ^ Justi, Ferdinand (1895), “Marduniya”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎[2] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 195a
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