𐎳𐎼𐎺𐎼𐎫𐎡𐏁

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Old Persian[edit]

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Phraortes

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Median *Fravartiš, from Proto-Iranian *frawr̥Htíš, from *fra- (“formost”) +‎ *wr̥Htíš (“choice, wish”), from Proto-Indo-European *wélh₁-ti-s ~ *wl̥h₁-téy-s, from *welh₁- (“to choose, want”) +‎ *-tis. Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬴𐬌 (frauuaṣ̌i, “guardian spirit”).^[1]

Proper noun[edit]

𐎳𐎼𐎺𐎼𐎫𐎡𐏁 (f-r-v-r-t-i-š /Fravartiš/) m

a male given name: A king of Media

Descendants[edit]

→ Imperial Aramaic: 𐡐𐡓𐡅𐡓𐡕 (prwrt)^[1]
→ Achaemenid Elamite: 𒉺𒅈𒈥𒋾𒅖 (pa-ar-mar-ti-iš), 𒉺𒅈𒌑𒈥𒋾𒅖 (pa-ar-ú-mar-ti-iš)^[1]
→ Ancient Greek: Φραόρτης (Phraórtēs)
- Latin: Phraortes

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Tavernier, Jan (2007) “1.2.17 Fravartiš (F-r-v-r-t-i-š-)”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 16

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