𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃-en-yo-m, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬦𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zarańiia), Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya) and English gold.

Noun

𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (d-r-n-i-y /daraniya⁠-/) n

1. gold

Derived terms

• 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹𐎣𐎼 (d-r-n-i-y-k-r /⁠daraniya-karaʰ⁠⁠/, “goldsmith”)