𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭

Middle Persian

Alternative forms
  • 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭩‎ (wlḥlʾny), 𐭥𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭬‎ (wʾḥlʾm)

Etymology

Ultimately from Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀‎ (Vərəθraγna), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Wr̥tragʰnás. Compare Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌‎ (wryḥrm /Wahrām/, “war god, god of victory”).

Proper noun

𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 • (wlḥlʾn /Warahrām, Warahrān, Wahrām/)

  1. A male given name, Wahram, Bahram
  2. Verethragna, god of war, victory
  3. (astronomy) Mars
  4. name of the 20th day of each month

Descendants

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “Wahrām”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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