Reconstruction:Old Persian/Badrah

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 *badrah (“auspicious, happy”).[1][2]

Proper noun

*Badrah m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • → Akkadian:
    • Late Babylonian: 𒁀𒀜𒊏 (ba-ad-ra /⁠Badra⁠/)
  • → Ancient Greek: Βάδρης (Bádrēs)
    • → Latin: Badrēs

References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975), “*badra-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 52
  2. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2011), Iranische Personennamen in der griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. (Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band 5, Faszikel 5A) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, pages 158-159
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