𐎿𐎒𐎦𐎒𐎭𐎑𐎹

Old Persian
An early 5th century BC relief of a Sogdian tribute bearer led by a Mede official. This relief is from the eastern stairs leading to the Apadana at Persepolis.

Etymology

Masculine gender adjective formed from 𐎿𐎒𐎦𐎒𐎭 (s-u-gu-u-d /⁠Sugᡘda⁠/, β€œSogdiana”) +β€Ž -𐎑𐎹 (-i-y /⁠-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix), used as a substantive.

Noun

𐎿𐎒𐎦𐎒𐎭𐎑𐎹 (s-u-gu-u-d-i-y /Sugᡘdiya/)

  1. a Sogdian

Descendants
  • β†’ Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: π’‹—π’ŠŒπ’‹Ύπ’…€π’… (Ε‘u-ug-ti-ia-ip /⁠Šugtiyaip⁠/)[1]

References
  1. Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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, β†’ISBN
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