𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼰𐼴𐽀

Sogdian

Alternative forms

  • 𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼴𐽀 (βɣpwr /⁠βaɣpūr⁠/)
  • 𐫂𐫄𐫛𐫀𐫇𐫡 (βɣpʾwr /⁠βaɣpūr⁠/)

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Bactrian βαγοπουρο (bagopouro /⁠βaɣpūr⁠/), from βαγο (bago /⁠βaɣ⁠/, “God, Lord”) +‎ πουρο (pouro /⁠pūr⁠/, “son”), possibly a calque of Chinese 天子 (tiānzǐ, “emperor [of China]”, literally “son of heaven”). Equivalent to 𐼱𐼲𐼷 (βɣy /⁠βaɣi⁠/, “God, Lord”) +‎ 𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼹𐽀𐼰𐼸 (βɣpδrʾk /⁠piθrē, pišē⁠/, “son”). Doublet of 𐫁𐫄𐫛𐫢𐫏𐫏 (bɣpšyy /⁠βaɣpəšē⁠/) and 𐼂𐼄𐼔𐼌𐼘𐼊 (βɣpδry /⁠βaɣpəθrē, βaɣpəšē, βaɣpiši⁠/). Cognate with Parthian 𐫁𐫃𐫛𐫇𐫍𐫡 (bgpwhr /⁠baγpuhr⁠/, “son of God, Jesus”).

Noun

𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼰𐼴𐽀 (βɣpʾwr /βaɣpūr/)[1]

  1. son of God
    Synonyms: 𐫁𐫄𐫛𐫢𐫏𐫏 (bɣpšyy /⁠βaɣpəšē⁠/), 𐼂𐼄𐼔𐼌𐼘𐼊 (βɣpδry /⁠βaɣpəθrē, βaɣpəšē, βaɣpiši⁠/)
  2. prince
    Synonym: 𐼴𐼷𐼼𐼾𐼹𐽀𐼰𐼸 (wyspδrʾk /⁠wispəθrē, wispəšē, wispišē⁠/)
  3. emperor of China

Descendants

  • → Early New Persian: ڤغپور (ḇaġpūr)
    • Classical Persian: فَغْفُور (faġfūr, “Chinese emperor”) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Gharib, B. (1995), “βγpʾwr”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, § 2582, page 102a

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