Reconstruction:Old Persian/rauxšnā

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *ráwxšnaH.

Noun[edit]

*rauxšnā[1]

  1. light

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Persian: (/⁠rōšn⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫗 (rwšn)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwšn')
    Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮊𐮅𐮐𐮌𐮈 (lwšny)
  • Ancient Greek: Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rezai Baghbidi, Hassan (2017) Middle Persian Historical Phonology, Osaka: Osaka University, page 43:OP *rauxšna-