Reconstruction:Old Persian/R̥taxšaθrah

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 Proto-Iranian *Hr̥taxšaθrah. Equivalent to 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (a-r-t /⁠r̥taʰ⁠/, “Asha; truth”) +‎ *xšaθram (“realm, province, kingdom”). Doublet of 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠R̥taxšaçāʰ⁠/).

Proper noun

*R̥taxšaθrah m

a male given name

Derived terms

Old Persian: *R̥taxšarah
- → Ancient Greek: Ἀρτοξάρης (Artoxárēs)
  - Greek: Ἀρτοξάρης (Artoxáris)
  - → Latin: Artoxarēs

Descendants

Middle Persian: (/⁠Ardašīr, Ardaxšahr⁠/)
- Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾltšdl)
- Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥 (ʾrtḥštr)
  - Classical Persian: اردشیر (Ardašēr)
    - Iranian Persian: اردشیر (Ardešīr)
    - Dari: اردشیر (Ardašēr)
    - Tajik: Ардашер (Ardašer)
  - → Bactrian: ΑρδαϷορο (Ardašoro)
  - → Old Armenian: Արտաշիր (Artašir), Արտաշէս (Artašēs), Արտասիրէս (Artasirēs)
  - → Ancient Greek: Ἀρταξίας (Artaxías)