𐏋

𐏋 U+103CB, 𐏋
OLD PERSIAN SIGN XSHAAYATHIYA
← 𐏊
[U+103CA] 		Old Persian 𐏌 →
[U+103CC]

Old Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”) (whence Sanskrit क्षयति (kṣáyati)), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”).

Likely a borrowing from Old Median, being a doublet of 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça-, “realm, province”). Cognate with Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatrá, “might, power”), Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬀 (xšaθra, “kingdom”), Old Armenian աշխարհ (ašxarh), Ancient Greek κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).[1]

Noun

𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/)

  1. king

Descendants
  • Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (MLKA /⁠šāh⁠/)
    • Persian: شاه (šâh) (see there for further descendants)
    • Tajik: шоҳ (šoh)

References
  1. Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society
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