𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• 𐫢𐫀𐫁𐫇𐫍𐫡 (šʾbwhr /⁠Šābuhr⁠/) — Manichaean

Etymology

From earlier [Term?] (/⁠*šāhpuhr⁠/), from Old Persian *𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎱𐎢𐏂 (*xšāyaθiyahyāpuθra, literally “king's son”), from 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”) +‎ 𐎱𐎢𐏂 (p-u-ç /⁠puça⁠/, “son”). Cognate with Parthian 𐭔𐭇𐭉𐭐𐭅𐭇𐭓 (šḥypwḥr).

Proper noun

𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 • (šhpwhry /Šāhpūr, Šāpuhr, Šābuhr, Šābūr/)

1. a male given name, Shapuhr, Shapur, the name of several of the Sasanian kings

Descendants

• Persian: شاهپور (šâhpur), شهپور (šahpur), شاپور (šâpur)
• → Ancient Greek: Σαπώρης (Sapṓrēs), Σαβούρ (Saboúr)
• → Arabic: سَابُور (sābūr)
  • Andalusian Arabic: سَابُور
• → Classical Syriac: ܫܒܘܪ (Šāḇōr)
• → Latin: Sapores, Sapor
• → Old Armenian: Շապուհ (Šapuh), Շապուրհ (Šapurh)

References

• Bosworth, C.E.. "S̲h̲āpūr", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Brill Online, 2013. 30 December 2013.
• Shapur Shahbazi, "SHAPUR I i. History", Encyclopædia Iranica, July 20, 2002