Old Persian [ edit ]
The name of Darius I in Old Persian cuneiform on the DNa inscription of his tomb: Dārayavauš (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁)
Etymology [ edit ]
From 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 ( d-a-r-y-t-i-y /dārayatiy/ , “ to hold, have ” ) + *vahuš ( “ good ” ) .[1]
Proper noun [ edit ]
𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /Dārayavaʰuš /) m
a male given name , equivalent to English Darius
Derived terms [ edit ]
𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 ( d-a-r-y-u-š /Dārayauš/ )
Descendants [ edit ]
Middle Persian: 𐭣𐭠𐭫𐭠𐭡 ( dʾlʾḇ /Dārā(y)/ ) ,[2] 𐡃𐡀𐡓𐡉𐡅 ( Dārayaw ) , 𐡃𐡀𐡓𐡉𐡍 ( Dārāyān )
→ Persian: داریوش ( dâryuš )
→ Akkadian:
Late Babylonian: 𒁕 ( da /Da/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒀪𒋙 ( da-ar-ʾ-šú /Darʾšu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒄿𒋗 ( da-a-re-ʾ-i-šu /Dāreʾišu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒋗 ( da-a-re-ʾ-šu /Dāreʾšu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒋙 ( da-a-re-ʾ-šú /Dāreʾšu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒍑 ( da-a-re-ʾ-uš /Dāreʾuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀀𒋙 ( da-a-re-a-šú /Dāreašu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒀪𒍑𒋙 ( da-a-re-ia-ʾ-uš-šú /Dāreiaʾušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒋙 ( da-a-re-ia-šú /Dāreiašu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑 ( da-a-re-šú /Dārešu/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒐊𒀪𒀀𒋙 ( da-ar-iá-ʾ-a-šú /Dāriaʾašú/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒐊𒀀𒋙 ( da-ar-iá-a-šú /Dāriāšu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒌍𒋙 ( da-a-ru-eš-šú /Dāruešu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒅀𒌍𒋙 ( da-a-ru-ia-eš-šú /Dāruiaešu/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒀾 ( da-ra-áš /Daraš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒀀𒋙 ( da-re-ʾ-a-šú /Dareʾašu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒅀𒍑 ( da-re-ʾ-ia-uš /Dareʾiauš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒄿𒋗 ( da-re-ʾ-i-šu /Dareʾišu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒄿𒌑𒋗 ( da-re-ʾ-i-ú-šú /Dareʾiušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒋗 ( da-re-ʾ-šú /Dareʾšu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒍑 ( da-re-ʾ-uš /Dareʾuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒍑𒋗 ( da-re-ʾ-uš-šú /Dareʾušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒌑𒋙 ( da-re-ʾ-ú-šú /Dareʾušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒀪𒍑 ( da-re-a-ʾ-uš /Dareaʾuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒂊𒋙 ( da-re-e-šú /Darēšu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒌍𒋙 ( da-re-eš-šú /Darešu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒋙 ( da-re-ia-a-šú /Dareiāšu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒍑𒋙 ( da-re-ia-a-uš-šú /Dareiāušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒌍𒋙 ( da-re-ia-eš-šú /Dareiaešu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒋙 ( da-re-iá-šú /Dareiašu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒍑 ( da-re-ia-uš /Dareiauš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿𒋙 ( da-re-i-šú /Dareišu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒊺𒅀 ( da-re-še-ia /Darešeia/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒋙 ( da-re-šú /Darešu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒍑 ( da-re-uš /Dareuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒍑𒋙 ( da-re-uš-šú /Dareušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒌑𒋗 ( da-re-ú-šu /Dareušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒌑𒋙 ( da-re-ú-šú /Dareušu/ ) , 𒁕𒆸𒀪𒋗 ( da-rè-ʾ-šú /Dareʾšu/ ) , 𒁕𒊒𒀪𒋙 ( da-ru-ʾ-šú /Daruʾšu/ ) , 𒅈𒁕𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( ar-da-ia-a-muš /Ardaiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒀪𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-ar-ʾ-a-mu-uš /Darʾamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒀪𒈲 ( da-ar-ʾ-muš /Darʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒀪𒈬𒋙 ( da-ar-ʾ-mu-šú /Darʾmušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊏𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-ra-ia-a-muš /Dāraiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊏𒅀𒈲 ( da-a-ra-ia-muš /Dāraiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊏𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-ra-ia-mu-uš /Dāraiamuuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒀀𒈲 ( da-ar-a-muš /Daramuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊏𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-ra-mu-uš /Dāramuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒈲 ( da-a-re-ʾ-muš /Dāreʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒈬𒋙 ( da-a-re-ʾ-mu-šú /Dāreʾmušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀀𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-a-a-muš /Dāreayamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-a-muš /Dāreamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-a-mu-uš /Dāreamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅎𒈲 ( da-a-re-em-muš /Dāremuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅎𒍑𒋙 ( da-a-re-em-uš-šú /Dāremušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-ia-a-muš /Dāreiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-ia-mu-uš /Dāreiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒈲 ( da-a-re-ia-muš /Dāreiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-ia-mu-uš /Dāreiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒐊𒀪𒈲 ( da-a-re-iá-ʾ-muš /Dāreiaʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒐊𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-iá-a-muš /Dāreiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒐊𒈲 ( da-a-re-iá-muš /Dāreiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒐊𒈬𒋙 ( da-a-re-iá-mu-šú /Dāreiamušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-iá-mu-uš /Dareiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿𒈲 ( da-re-i-muš /Dareimuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒄿𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-i-mu-uš /Dāreimuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒈲 ( da-a-re-muš /Dāremuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒈲𒋙 ( da-a-re-muš-šú /Dāremušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒈬𒋙 ( da-a-re-mu-šú /Dāremušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-mu-uš /Dāremuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒅀𒈲 ( da-ar-ia-muš /Dariamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒅀𒈲 ( da-ar-ia-muš /Dariamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-ar-ia-mu-uš /Dariamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒈲 ( da-ar-muš /Darmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒈬𒋙 ( da-ar-mu-šú /Darmušu/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒊏𒀀𒈲 ( da-ar-ra-a-muš /Darāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒊏𒋙 ( da-ar-ra-šú /Darašu/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒊑𒈲 ( da-ar-re-muš /Daremuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-ru-a-[muš] /Dāruamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊒𒅀𒈲 ( da-ru-i[a-muš] /Daruiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒅀𒈬𒍑𒋙 ( da-a-ru-ia-mu-[u]š-šú /Dāruiamušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒈬𒋙 ( da-a-ru-mu-šú /Dārumušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒈬𒍑𒋙 ( da-a-ru-mu-uš-šú /Dārumušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒀪𒈲 ( da-ra-ʾ-muš /Daraʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒀀𒈲 ( da-ra-a-muš /Darāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒀀𒈬𒋙 ( da-ra-a-mu-šú /Darāmušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-ra-ia-a-muš /Daraiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒐊𒈲 ( da-ra-iá-muš /Daraiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-ra-ia-mu-uš /Daraiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒈲 ( da-ra-muš /Daramuš/ ) , 𒁯𒀀𒈲 ( dar-a-muš /Daramuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒈲𒋙 ( da-ra-muš-šú /Daramušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒈬𒋙 ( da-ra-mu-šú /Daramušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒈬𒍑 ( da-ra-a-mu-uš /Darāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-ʾ-a-muš /Dareʾamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒅀𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ʾ-ia-a-mu-uš /Dareʾiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒅀𒈲 ( da-re-ʾ-ia-muš /Dareʾiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ʾ-ia-mu-uš /Dareʾiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈬𒈲 ( da-re-ʾ-ₘᵤmuš /Dareʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈲 ( da-re-ʾ-muš /Dareʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈲𒋙 ( da-re-ʾ-muš-šú /Dareʾmušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-ʾ-mu-šú /Dareʾmušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ʾ-mu-uš /Dareʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒀪𒈲 ( da-re-a-ʾ-muš /Dareaʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈨𒌍𒈬𒋙 ( [da]-re-a-meš-mu-šú /Dareamešmušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-a-muš /Dareamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈲𒋙 ( da-re-a-muš-šú /Dareamušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-a-mu-šú /Dareamušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-a-mu-uš /Dareamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅎𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-em-mu-uš /Daremuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿 ( da-re-i /Darei/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀪𒈲 ( da-re-ia-ʾ-muš /Dareiaʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀪𒈲 ( da-re-ia-ʾ-muš /Dareiaʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-ia-a-muš /Dareiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-iá-a-muš /Dareiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-ia-a-mu-šú /Dareiāmušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ia-a-mu-uš /Dareiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-iá-a-mu-uš /Dareiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒈬𒈲 ( da-re-ia-ₘᵤmuš /Dareiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒈲 ( da-re-ia-muš /Dareiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒈲 ( da-re-iá-muš /Dareiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-ia-mu-šú /Dareiamušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-iá-mu-šú /Dareiamušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ia-mu-uš /Dareiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿𒈲 ( da-re-i-muš /Dareimuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-i-mu-šú /Dareimušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-i-mu-uš /Dareimuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒀀𒋗 ( da-re-mu-a-šu /Daremuašu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒌍 ( da-re-mu-eš /Daremueš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒌍𒋙 ( da-re-mu-eš-šú /Daremuešu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒈨𒌍 ( da-re-ₘᵤmeš /Daremeš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒈲 ( da-re-ₘᵤmuš /Daremuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈲 ( da-re-muš /Daremuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒁲 ( da-re-mu-šá /Daremuša/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈲𒋙 ( da-re-muš-šú /Daremušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-mu-šú /Daremušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-mu-uš /Daremuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒍑𒋙 ( da-re-mu-uš-šú /Daremušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒍑𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-uš-mu-šú /Dareušmušu/ ) , 𒁯𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( dar-ia-a-muš /Dariāmuš/ ) , 𒁯𒐊𒀀𒈲 ( dar-iá-a-muš /Dariāmuš/ ) , 𒁯𒅀𒈲 ( dar-ia-muš /Dariamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒁯𒈲 ( da dar-muš /Darmuš/ ) , 𒁯𒈲 ( dar-muš /Darmuš/ ) , 𒁯𒊏𒀀𒈲 ( dar-ra-a-muš /Darāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊒𒀪𒈲 ( da-ru-ʾ-muš /Daruʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊒𒈠𒀾𒋙 ( da-ru-ma-áš-šú /Darumašu/ ) , 𒁕𒊒𒌑𒈨𒋙 ( da-ru-ú-me-šú /Darūmešu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-ʾ-a-muš /Dāreʾamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-ia-a-muš /Dāreiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-ia-a-mu-uš /Dāreiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒈲 ( da-a-re-ia-muš /Dāreiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-ia-mu-uš /Dāreiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒄷𒀀𒐊𒈲 ( da-hu-a-iá-muš /Dahuaiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒐊𒈲 ( da-re-a-iá-muš /Dareaiamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-ia-a-muš /Dareiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-ia-a-muš /Dareiāmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒈲 ( da-re-iá-muš /Dareiamuš/ ) , 𒁲x𒀪x𒌍 ( di-x-ʾ-x-meš /Di...ʾ...meš/ ) , □𒅀𒀪𒅆 ( □-ia-ʾ-ši /...iaʾši/ ) [1]
→ Ancient Greek: Δαρειαῖος ( Dareiaîos ) , Δαρεῖος ( Dareîos ) [1]
→ Aramaic:
Imperial Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡅𐡔 ( drwš ) , 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡔 ( drywš ) , 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡄𐡅𐡔 ( dryhwš ) , 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡄𐡔 ( drywhš ) , 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡄𐡅𐡔 ( drywhwš ) [1]
Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܘܫ ( dāryāwaš )
→ Egyptian:
Late Egyptian: ( jntꜣrwꜣšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwwꜣšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwywšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwywꜣšꜣ ) , ( jntjsḫtrwsꜣ ) , ( jnṯrywšꜣ ) , ( jnṯrwywꜣšꜣ ) , ( ndrwjwṯ ) , ( trwšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrywšꜣ ) , ( trwšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrwšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrwšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrwwꜣšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrwywšꜣ ) , ( ṯrywšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwywꜣhwšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrwywhšꜣ ) , ( ṯrwywhšꜣ ) [1]
Demotic: tꜣrwš , tꜣryꜣwš , tꜣrywš , trwyš , trywš , ṯrꜣwš , ṯrwš , ṯrywš , tꜣrywhš , tꜣrywhwš , tꜣriwš [1]
→ Elamite:
Achaemenid Elamite: 𒆪𒊑𒀀𒈠𒌋𒆜 ( da-re-a-ma-u-iš /Dareamauiš/ ) , 𒆪𒊑𒅀𒄷𒆜 ( da-re-ia-hu-iš /Dareiahuiš/ ) , 𒆪𒊑𒅀𒌋𒆜 ( da-re-ia-u-iš /Dareiauiš/ ) , 𒆪𒄷𒈠𒌋𒆜 ( da-hu-ma-u-iš /Dahumauiš/ ) , 𒆪𒊑𒅀𒈠𒌋𒆜 ( da-re-ia-ma-u-iš /Dareiamauiš/ ) [1]
→ Hebrew: דריווש ( dar'yávesh ) , דָּרְיָוֶשׁ ( dārəyā́weš )
→ Lycian: 𐊑𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊆𐊊𐊁𐊒𐊖 ( ñtarijeus ) [1]
→ Old Armenian: Դարեհ ( Dareh )
→ Old Georgian: დარეჰ ( dareh )
References [ edit ]
Rudiger Schmitt (December 15, 1994 ) “DARIUS i. The Name ”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition , New York
Justi, Ferdinand (1895 ) Iranisches Namenbuch [2] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, pages 78–80
Bartholomae, Christian (1904 ) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary ][3] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 738
Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897 ) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 36
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