𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

Meaning and etymology still uncertain, Supposed by some scholars to be related to Kamboja, although "there are also scholars who denounce a connection between Kamboja and Kambujiya [...] and who defend another etymology".

Proper noun

𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 (k-b-u-ji-i-y /Kaᵐbūjiya/)

1. a male given name: Cambyses

Descendants

• Persian: کمبوجیه (kambujiye) (right loanword)
  • Iranian Persian: کامبیز (Kāmbīz) (via French)
• → Akkadian:

  Late Babylonian: 𒄰𒁍𒍣𒐊 (kam-bu-zi-iá /⁠Kambuzia⁠/), 𒃮𒁍𒍣𒐊 (gab-b[u-zi]-iá /⁠Gabuzia⁠/), 𒃵𒁍𒍣𒅀 (gam-bu-zi-ia /⁠Gambuzia⁠/), 𒃵𒁍𒍣𒐊 (gam-bu-zi-iá /⁠Gambuzia⁠/), 𒅗𒄠𒁍𒍣𒐊 (ka-am-bu-zi-iá /⁠Kambuzia⁠/), 𒅗𒄠𒁍𒍣𒐊 (ka-am-mu-zi-iá /⁠Kammuzia⁠/), 𒅗𒄠𒈬𒍣𒅀 (ka-am-mu-zi-ia /⁠Kammuzia⁠/), 𒅗𒁀𒍣𒐊 (ka-ba-zi-iá /⁠Kabazia⁠/), 𒄰𒄠𒁍𒍣𒅀 (kamᵃᵐ-bu-zi-ia /⁠Kambuzia⁠/), 𒄰𒄠𒁍𒍣𒐊 (kamᵃᵐ-bu-zi-iá /⁠Kambuzia⁠/), 𒄰𒁍𒋛𒁲 (kam-bu-si-sá /⁠Kambusisa⁠/), 𒄰𒁍𒌑𒍣𒅀 (kam-bu-ú-zi-ia /⁠Kambūzia⁠/), 𒄰𒁉𒍣𒀀 (kam-bi-zi-a /⁠Kambizia⁠/), 𒄰𒁍𒍣𒄿𒀀 (kam-bu-zi-i-a /⁠Kambuzīa⁠/), 𒄰𒁍𒍣𒅀 (kam-bu-zi-ia /⁠Kambuzia⁠/), 𒄰𒁍𒍣𒐊 (kam-bu-zi-iá /⁠Kambuzia⁠/), 𒄰𒁍𒍣𒍣 (kam-bu-zi-<<zi>> /⁠Kambuzizi⁠/), 𒆪𒄠𒁍𒍣𒅀 (ku-am-bu-zi-ia /⁠Kuambuzia⁠/)

• → Ancient Greek: Καμβύσης (Kambúsēs)
  • Greek: Καμβύσης (Kamvýsis)
  • → Latin: Cambȳsēs
• → Aramaic:

  Imperial Aramaic: arc-imp (kbwz[y]), 𐡊𐡁𐡅𐡆𐡉 (kbwzy), 𐡊𐡍𐡁𐡅𐡆𐡉 (knbwzy), 𐡊𐡍𐡁𐡆𐡉 (knbzy)

• → Egyptian:

  Late Egyptian: (kmbjṯ), (kmbjṯt), (knbwḏꜣ)

  Demotic: gmꜣḏ, kbḏ

• → Elamite:

  Achaemenid Elamite: 𒃷𒁍𒍢𒄿 (kán-bu-zí-ia /⁠Kanbuziya⁠/)

References

• Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2016) An Introduction to Old Persian‎^[1]