𐏀𐎼𐎣

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Old Persian

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Etymology

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Literally "Sea-Land", from Old Iranian *zranka- (sea).[1]

Proper noun

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𐏀𐎼𐎣 (z-r-k /Zaraⁿka/)

  1. Drangiana

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Akkadian:
    Late Babylonian: 𒍝𒊏𒀭𒂵 (za-ra-an-ga /⁠Zaranga⁠/)[1]
  • Egyptian:
    Late Egyptian:
    Aa18rw
    n
    g
    xAst
    (sꜣrwng)[2][3]
  • Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒄑𒊏𒀭𒋡 (iz-ra-an-ka₄ /⁠Izranka⁠/), 𒆰𒊏𒀭𒋡 (zir-ra-an-ka₄ /⁠Ziranka⁠/), 𒍢𒊏𒀭𒋡 (zí-ra-an-ka₄ /⁠Ziranka⁠/), 𒆰𒊏𒁉 (zir-ra-kaš /⁠Zirakaš⁠/)[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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, →ISBN
  2. ^ Posener, Georges (1936) La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, page 184
  3. ^ Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject R09, slng (OP. Zranka = Drangiana), Livius.org