𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤

Middle Persian

Alternative forms
  • LOYŠE, sl (sar) – Book Pahlavi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *sarah-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-; see there for more.

Logogram from Aramaic 𐡓𐡀𐡔𐡄‎ (rʾšh, “head, top, chief”). See *raʾš-.

Noun

𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 • (LOYŠE /sar/)

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. top, summit

Descendants

References
  • Gignoux, Philippe (1972) Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 26b
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