Reconstruction:𐎶𐎼𐎯𐎢𐎴𐎡𐎹

This 𐎶𐎼𐎯𐎢𐎴𐎡𐎹 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

Etymology

From *mr̥duš (“mild, soft”) +‎ 𐎴 (n /⁠-naʰ⁠/, nominal suffix) +‎ 𐎡𐎹 (i-y /⁠-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix).[1][2] Compare with Sanskrit मृदुता (mṛdutā) and मृदुल (mṛdula).

Proper noun

*𐎶𐎼𐎯𐎢𐎴𐎡𐎹 (*m-r-du-u-n-i-y /Mr̥duniyaʰ/) m[3][2]

  1. a male given name

Descendants

(taking Old Persian as representative for all Old Iranian):

  • → Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: 𒈥𒁺𒉌𒅀 (mar-du-ni-ia /⁠Marduniya⁠/)
  • → Aramaic:
    Imperial Aramaic: 𐡌𐡓𐡃𐡅𐡍𐡉 (mrdwny)
  • → Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒈥𒁺𒉡𒅀 (mar-du-nu-ia /⁠Mardunuya⁠/)
  • → Ancient Greek: Μαρδόνιος (Mardónios)

References
  1. Hinz, Walther (1975) Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎ (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 169
  2. Tavernier, Jan (2007) “1.2.23. Mạrduniya- (M-r-du-u-n-i-y-): Mạrdu-n-iya-”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 19
  3. Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Marduniya”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎ (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 195a
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