Reconstruction:Old Persian/B⁠r̥dimanah

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This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

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Etymology

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From ⁠br̥diš (“high”) +‎ 𐎶𐎴𐏃 (manaʰ, “mind”). Cognate with Old Median *B⁠r̥zimanah; compare with Sanskrit मनस् बृहत् (mánas- br̥hát-) and बृहत्मनस् (Bṛhát-manas-).[1][2]

Proper noun

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*B⁠r̥dimanah m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*brδimanah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 67
  2. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt (2011) Iranische Personennamen in de Griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. [Iranian Personal Names in Greek Literature before Alexander the Great] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch) (in German), volume 5A, pages 336-337
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