𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥 (Asōr, Assyrian) +‎ -𐭮𐭲𐭭 (-estān, land of). Compare Parthian 𐭀𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭎𐭕𐭍 (Asōrestān) and Old Armenian Ասորեստան (Asorestan).

Proper noun

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𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭 (ʾswrstn /Asōrestān, Asūrestān/)

  1. Asuristan (official name of the satrapy of Babylonia under Sassanians)

Descendants

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References

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  • Gignoux, Philippe (1972) Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 17a