๐Žฟ๐Žฑ๐Žผ๐Žญ

Old Persian

Etymology

From Lydian ๐คฎ๐คฑ๐ค ๐คญ๐คฃ (sfard, literally โ€œSardianโ€)[1]

Proper noun

๐Žฟ๐Žฑ๐Žผ๐Žญ (Sparda)

  1. Sardis
  2. Lydia

Descendants
  • โ†’ Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: ๐’Š“๐’Œ“๐’บ (sa-par-du /โ Saparduโ /)[2]
  • โ†’ Egyptian:
    Late Egyptian:
    Aa18p
    rw    		 TAxAst
     (s๊œฃprwแนฏ๊œฃ)[3]
  • โ†’ Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: ๐’…–๐’Œ“๐’• (iลก-par-da /โ Iลกpardaโ /)[2]

References
  1. Elderkin, G. W. The Name of Sardis. Classical Philology 35, no. 1 (1940): 54-56.
  2. Kent, Roland Grubb (2007) Old persian: Grammar. Texts. Lexiconโ€Ž, page 203
  3. Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject L03, spltj3 (OP. Sparda = Lydia), Livius.org
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