𐭮𐭲𐭮𐭲𐭥𐭭𐭩

Middle Persian

Etymology

From 𐭰𐭲 (ct, “hundred”, numeral) +‎ 𐫙𐫘𐫤𐫇𐫗 (ʿstwn, “column, pillar”, noun), "(city of) a hundred pillars".

Noun

𐭮𐭲𐭮𐭲𐭥𐭭𐭩 • (ststʿny /sadestun/)

Persepolis

References

PLACES AND PEOPLES IN CENTRAL ASIA AND IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN NEAR EAST

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