𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴
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Old Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally "Wolf-Land",[1] composed of 𐎺𐎼𐎣 (v-r-k /vṛka/, “wolf”) + *-na- (nominal suffix).
From Proto-Iranian *Wárkānah (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 (vəhrkāna) and Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭊𐭍 (wrkn /wurgān/)).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /wr̩kaːna/
Proper noun[edit]
𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (Vạrkāna)
Derived terms[edit]
- 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹 (v-r-k-a-n-i-y /Vạrkāniya/)
Descendants[edit]
- Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 (gʿlgʾn /Gurgān/)
- Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 (ʿlʿcʾn /Wiruz-ān/)
- Persian: گرجستان (gorjestân)
- → Elamite:
- → Ancient Greek: Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā)
References[edit]
- احدیان, م. (2010). Morphological survey of Hamedan's Toponyms. زبان و زبانشناسی, 6(12), 129-148.