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).
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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