𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁

Old Persian

The name of Darius I in Old Persian cuneiform on the DNa inscription of his tomb: Dārayavauš (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁)

Alternative forms

• 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš)

Etymology

Compound of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 (dāraya-, “to hold”) +‎ 𐎺𐎢 (vaʰu-, “good”), "he who holds firm the good", from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰar- (“to hold”) + Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásuš (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”) + *h₁wésus (“good”).

Proper noun

𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /Dārayavaʰuš/) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Darius

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒁹𒁕𒊑𒐊𒈠𒌋𒅖 (^mda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš), 𒁹𒁕𒊑𒈠𒌋𒅖 (^mda-ri-ma-u-iš)
• → Ancient Greek: Δαρειαῖος (Dareiaîos), Δαρεῖος (Dareîos)
  • Greek: Δαρείος (Dareíos)
  • → Latin: Dārīus
    • → English: Darius
• → Egyptian: (tꜣrwꜣšꜣ), (tꜣrwšꜣ), (tꜣrwywšꜣ), (ṯrwywšꜣ), (jntjrwšꜣ), (jntjrwꜣšꜣ), (jntjrwywꜣšꜣ)
• → Elamite: 𒁹𒁕𒊑𒅀𒈠𒌋𒅖 (^mda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš), 𒁹𒁕𒊑𒉿𒄷𒌑𒅖 (^mda-ri-ya-hu-ú-iš)
• → Hebrew: דריווש / דָּרְיָוֶשׁ (dar'yávesh, dārəyā́weš)
• → Lycian: 𐊑𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊆𐊊𐊁𐊒𐊖- (ñtarijeus-)
• Middle Persian 𐭣𐭠𐭫𐭠𐭡 (dʾlʾḇ /⁠Dārā(y)⁠/)
  • Persian: داراب (Dârâb), دارا (Dârâ)
    • → Arabic: دَارَا (dārā)
  • → Old Armenian: Դարա (Dara)
• → Imperial Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡄𐡅𐡔 (dryhwš), 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡄𐡅𐡔 (drywhwš) (archaizing), 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡔 (drywš), 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡔 (drwš), [script needed] (d’ryw)
  • Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܘܫ (dāryāwaš)
• → Persian: داریوش (Dâryuš)
• → Old Armenian: Դարեհ (Dareh)
  • → Old Georgian: დარეჰ (dareh)

References

• 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
• Posener, Georges (1936) La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, pages 161–163