𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎠𐎷𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”). Cognates include Sanskrit धरति (dharati), Latin firmus and Lithuanian derė́ti.

Verb

𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎠𐎷𐎹 (dārayāmiy) (first-person singular present active)

1. to hold, have
   • Inscription of the Ariaramnes, at Hamadan (AmH), on a gold tablet, lines 4-6

   yā : napā : thātiy : Ariyāramna : xshāyathiya : iyam : dahyāushi : Pārsā : tya adam : dārayāmiy : hya : uvaspā : umartiyā : manā : baga : vazraka : Auramazdā frābara : vashnā

   Ariaramnes the King says: This country Persia which I hold, which is possessed of good horses, of good men, the Great God Ahuramazda bestowed it upon me.