𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭

Old Persian

Etymology

Literally "wearing the pointed cap", compound of Old Iranian *tigra- (“sharp, pointed”) + *xaudā- (“hat, cap”), a reference to the pointed caps worn by one Sacae tribe.

Adjective

𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭 (t-i-g-r-x-u-d /tigraxauda-/)

1. Wearer of the pointed cap (person)

Derived terms

• 𐎿𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭𐎠 (s-k-a : t-i-g-r-x-u-d-a /⁠Sakā tigraxaudā⁠/)

Descendants

• → Akkadian:

  Late Babylonian: 𒋾𒄫𒄷𒌑𒁺 (ti-gir-ḫu-ú-du /⁠Tigirḫūdu⁠/)

• → Elamite:

  Achaemenid Elamite: 𒋾𒅅𒊏𒋡𒌋𒆪 (ti-ik-ra-ka₄-u-da /⁠Tikrakauda⁠/)