Reconstruction:Old Persian/-pā

This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

Etymology

    From Proto-Iranian *-paHā ~ *-paHānah.

    Suffix

    *-pā ~ *-pānah m

    1. protector, keeper, guardian

    Derived terms

    Old Persian terms suffixed with *-pā
    Reconstruction:Old Persian/fšupā
    Reconstruction:Old Persian/gaupā
    Reconstruction:Old Persian/marzapā
    Reconstruction:Old Persian/xšaθrapā
    • *kr̥šapā
      • → Achaemenid Elamite: 𒆳𒊭𒁀𒈾 (kur-ša-ba-na), 𒆳𒋗𒁀𒈾 (kur-ši-ba-na121)

    Descendants

    • Middle Persian: (/⁠-bān⁠/)
      Manichaean script: 𐫁𐫀𐫗 (-bʾn)
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (-pʾn')
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