𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅

Parthian

Alternative forms
  • 𐭍𐭓𐭎𐭇𐭅‎ (nrsḥw /Narsaxw/)
  • 𐫗𐫡𐫏𐫘𐫜‎ (nrysf /Narisaf/)

Etymology

From Avestan *𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬋⸱𐬯𐬀𐬓𐬀 (*nairiiō saxᵛa), variant of 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬋⸱𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀‎ (nairiiō saŋha, “Nairyosangha”, literally “potent utterance”), name of a yazata. The name is composed of the elements 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (nairiia, “male”) + 𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀‎ (saŋha, “word”). Compare Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩‎ (nʿsḥy /Narsah, Narseh, Narsē/), Old Armenian Ներսեհ (Nerseh), Georgian ნერსე (nerse), Ancient Greek Ναρσῆς (Narsês), Latin Narseus, Classical Syriac ܢܪܣܝ‎ (Narsay, Narsē).

Proper noun

𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅 • (nrysḥw /Narsaxw/)

  1. A male given name, Narseh, Narses, Narseus

References
  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942–1962), “Ներսեհ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Personal Names] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin (1978), Acta Iranica, BRILL, →ISBN, page 237
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