χοαδηο

Bactrian

FWOTD – 13 May 2014

Alternative forms

  • χοδδηιο (xoddēio), χοδδηοο (xoddēoo), χοδδηο (xoddēo), χοηοι (xoēoi), χοηοο (xoēoo), χοηο (xoēo)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wā, possibly an intentional calque of Ancient Greek αὐτοκράτωρ (autokrátōr).

Noun

χοαδηο (xoadēo /xwadēw/)

  1. lord
  • χοηναγγο (xoēnaggo, royal)

Descendants

  • Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭄𐭕𐭉𐭅 (htyw /⁠xadēw⁠/, title of Bactria and Arachosia Kings) (in Paikuli inscription)
  • Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭤𐭲𐭩𐭥 (htyw /⁠xadēw⁠/, title of Bactria and Arachosia Kings) (in Paikuli inscription)
    • Classical Persian: خدیو (xadêw)
      Dari: خدیو (xadêw)
      Iranian Persian: خدیو (xadīv)
      Tajik: хадев (xadev)
      • Armenian: խեդիվ (xediv)
      • Ottoman Turkish: خدیو (ḫediv, ḫıdiv)
        • Arabic: خِدِيو (ḵidīw)
        • French: khédive
        • Turkish: hediv, hıdiv, hidiv
      • Urdu: خدیو (khadev, khidev, khidīv)
  • Late Sogdian:
    Manichaean script: 𐫟𐫏𐫔𐫏𐫇 (xyδyw)

References

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