𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅

Parthian

Alternative forms

• 𐭍𐭓𐭎𐭇𐭅 (nrsḥw /⁠Narsaxw⁠/)
• 𐫗𐫡𐫏𐫘𐫜 (nrysf /⁠Narisaf⁠/)

Etymology

From Avestan *𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬋⸱𐬯𐬀𐬓𐬀 (*naⁱriiō.saxᵛa), variant of 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬋⸱𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (naⁱriiō.saŋha, “Nairyosangha”, literally “potent utterance”), name of a yazata. The name is composed of the elements 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (naⁱriia, “male”) + 𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (saŋha, “word”). Compare Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 (nrshy /⁠Narsah, Narseh, Narsē⁠/), Old Armenian Ներսեհ (Nerseh), Georgian ნერსე (nerse), Ancient Greek Ναρσῆς (Narsês), Latin Narseus, Classical Syriac ܢܪܣܝ (Narsay, Narsē).

Proper noun

𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅 • (nrysḥw /Narsaxw/)

1. a male given name, Narseh, Narses, Narseus

References

• Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Ներսեհ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
• Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin (1978), Acta Iranica, BRILL, →ISBN, page 237