𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭

Old Persian

Alternative forms

  • 𐎿𐎢𐎥𐎭 (s-u-g-d /⁠Sugda⁠/)

Etymology

    From Sogdian *Suγδa << *Sukδa << *Sukuδa << *Sukuda, from a Proto-Iranian root that also gave Proto-Scythian *Skuδa (see Old Persian 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼 (Skudra, “Thrace”) and Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs, “Scythian”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to propel, shoot, drive forth”).[1] Doublet of 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼 (s-ku-u-d-r)

    Or Sug(u)da (literally “the burnt land”),[2] cognate with Sogdian 𐼼𐼴𐼲𐽂 (swɣt) and Ossetian сугъдӕг (suǧdæg).

    More at Sogdia.

    Proper noun

    𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 (s-u-gᵘ-u-d /Suguda/)

    1. Sogdiana

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle Persian:
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (swt /⁠Sūδ⁠/)
    • → Late Babylonian: 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (su-gu-du /⁠Sugudu⁠/), 𒋢𒄖𒌓 (su-gu-ud /⁠Sugud⁠/), 𒋢𒊌𒁺 (su-ug-du /⁠Sugdu⁠/)[2]
    • → Late Egyptian:

      (sꜣqdy)[3][4]
    • → Achaemenid Elamite: 𒋗𒊌𒆪 (šu-ug-da /⁠Šugda⁠/), 𒋢𒊌𒌨 (su-ug-daš /⁠Sugdaš⁠/)[2]

    References

    1. ^ Szemerényi, Oswald (1980), Four old Iranian ethnic names: Scythian – Skudra – Sogdian – Saka‎[1], Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, →ISBN, page 39
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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, page 31
    3. ^ Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject R07, skdy (OP. Sugda = Sogdia), Livius.org
    4. ^ Posener, Georges (1936), La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, page 184
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