The name of Darius I in Old Persian cuneiform on the DNa inscription of his tomb: Dārayavauš (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁)
Proper noun
𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /Dārayavaʰuš /) m
a male given name , equivalent to English Darius Derived terms
𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 ( d-a-r-y-u-š /Dārayauš/ ) * DārayahušDescendants
Middle Persian: 𐭣𐭠𐭫𐭠𐭡 ( dʾlʾḇ /Dārā(y)/ ) ,[4] 𐡃𐡀𐡓𐡉𐡅 ( Dārayaw ) , 𐡃𐡀𐡓𐡉𐡍 ( Dārāyān )
Persian: داراب ( dârâb ) , دارا ( dârâ )
→ Old Armenian: Դարա ( Dara ) → Persian: داریوش ( Dāryuš ) ( semi-learned ) → Akkadian:
Late Babylonian: 𒅈𒁕𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( ar-da-ia-a-muš /Ardayāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊏𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-ra-ia-a-muš /Dārayāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊏𒅀𒈲 ( da-a-ra-ia-muš /Daārayawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊏𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-ra-ia-mu-uš /Dārayawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒀀𒈲 ( da-ar-a-muš /Darawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊏𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-ra-mu-uš /Dārawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒀪𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-ar-ʾ-a-mu-uš /Darʾawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀀𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-a-a-muš /Dāreāyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-a-muš /Dāreamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-ʾ-a-muš /Dāreʾawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-a-mu-uš /da-a-re-a-mu-uš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅎𒈲 ( da-a-re-em-muš /da-a-re-em-muš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅎𒍑𒋙 ( da-a-re-em-uš-šu₂ /da-a-re-em-uš-šu₂/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒐊𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-ia₂-a-muš /da-a-re-ia₂-a-muš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒐊𒈲 ( da-a-re-ia₂-muš /da-a-re-ia₂-muš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒐊𒀪𒈲 ( da-a-re-ia₂-ʾ-muš /da-a-re-ia₂-ʾ-muš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒐊𒈬𒋙 ( da-a-re-ia₂-mu-šu₂ /da-a-re-ia₂-mu-šu₂/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒐊𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-ia₂-mu-uš /da-a-re-ia₂-mu-uš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-re-ia-a-muš /Dāreyāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-ia-a-mu-uš /Dāreyāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒈲 ( da-a-re-ia-muš /Dāreyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-ia-mu-uš /Dāreyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒄿𒈲 ( da-a-re-i-muš /Dāreywuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒄿𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-i-mu-uš /Dāreywuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒈲 ( da-a-re-muš /Dārewuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒈲 ( da-a-re-ʾ-muš /Dāreʾwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒈲𒋙 ( da-a-re-muš-šu₂ /Dārewušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒈬𒋙 ( da-a-re-mu-šu₂ /Dārewušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒀪𒈬𒋙 ( da-a-re-ʾ-mu-šu₂ /Dāreʾwušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊑𒈬𒍑 ( da-a-re-mu-uš /Dārewuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-ar-ia-a-muš /Daryāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒅀𒈲 ( da-ar-ia-muš /Daryawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-ar-ia-mu-uš /Daryawuuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒈲 ( da-ar-muš /Darwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒀪𒈲 ( da-ar-ʾ-muš /Darʾwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒈬𒋙 ( da-ar-mu-šu₂ /Darwušu/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒀪𒈬𒋙 ( da-ar-ʾ-mu-šu₂ /Darʾwušu/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒊏𒀀𒈲 ( da-ar-ra-a-muš /Darāmwš/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒊏𒋙 ( da-ar-ra-šu₂ /Darašu/ ) , 𒁕𒅈𒊑𒈲 ( da-ar-re-muš /Darewuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒀀𒈲 ( da-a-ru-a-muš /Dāruawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒅀𒈲 ( da-a-ru-ia-muš /Dāruyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒅀𒈬𒍑𒋙 ( da-a-ru-ia-mu-uš-šu₂ /Dāruyawušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒈬𒋙 ( da-a-ru-mu-šu₂ /Dāruwušu/ ) , 𒁕𒀀𒊒𒈬𒍑𒋙 ( da-a-ru-mu-uš-šu₂ /Dāruwušu/ ) , 𒁕𒁯𒈲 ( ᵈᵃdar-muš /Darwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒄷𒀀𒐊𒈲 ( da-hu-a-ia₂-muš /Daḫuayawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒀀𒈲 ( da-ra-a-muš /Darāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒀀𒈬𒋙 ( da-ra-a-mu-šu₂ /Darāwušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒐊𒈲 ( da-ra-ia₂-muš /Darayamuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-ra-ia-a-muš /Darayāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-ra-ia-mu-uš /Darayawuš/ ) , 𒁯𒀀𒈲 ( dar-a-muš /Darawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒈲 ( da-ra-muš /Darawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒀪𒈲 ( da-ra-ʾ-muš /Daraʾwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒈲𒋙 ( da-ra-muš-šu₂ /Darawušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒈬𒋙 ( da-ra-mu-šu₂ /Darawušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊏𒈬𒋙 ( da-ra-mu-uš /Darawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒐊𒈲 ( da-re-a-ia₂-muš /Dareayawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈨𒌍𒈬šu₂ ( da-re-a-meš-mu-šu₂ /Dareawešwušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-a-muš /Dareawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒀪𒈲 ( da-re-a-ʾ-muš /Dareaʾwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-ʾ-a-muš /Dareʾawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈲𒋙 ( da-re-a-muš-šu₂ /Dareawušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-a-mu-šu₂ /Dareawušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-a-mu-uš /Dareawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅎𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-em-mu-uš /Darewuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿 ( da-re-i /Darey/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-ia-a-muš /Dareyāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒀪𒈲 ( da-re-ia-a-ʾ-muš /Dareyāʾmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-ia-a-mu-šu₂ /Dareyāwušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ia-a-mu-uš /Dareyāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒅀𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ʾ-ia-a-mu-uš /Dareʾyāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒈬𒈲 ( da-re-ia-ᵐᵘmuš /Dareyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒈲 ( da-re-ia-muš /Dareyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒀪𒈲 ( da-re-ia-ʾ-muš /Dareyaʾwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒅀𒈲 ( da-re-ʾ-ia-muš /Dareʾyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-ia-mu-šu₂ /Dareyawušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ia-mu-uš /Dareyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒅀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ʾ-ia-mu-uš /Dareʾyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒈲 ( da-re-ia₂-muš /Dareyawuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒀀𒈲 ( da-re-ia₂-a-muš /Dareyāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒀀𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ia₂-a-mu-uš /Dareyāwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒐊𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-ia₂-mu-šu₂ /Dareyawušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿𒈲 ( da-re-i-muš /Dareywuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-i-mu-šu₂ /Dareywušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒄿𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-i-mu-uš /Dareywuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒀀𒋗 ( da-re-mu-a-šu /Darewuašu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒌍 ( da-re-mu-eš /Darewueš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒌍𒋙 ( da-re-mu-eš-šu₂ /Darewuešu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒈨𒌍 ( da-re-ᵐᵘmeš /Darewuweš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒈲 ( da-re-ᵐᵘmuš /Darewuwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈬𒈲 ( da-re-ʾ-ᵐᵘmuš /Dareʾwuwuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈲 ( da-re-muš /Darewuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈲 ( da-re-ʾ-muš /Dareʾwmuš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒃻 ( da-re-mu-ša₂ /Darewuša/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈲𒋙 ( da-re-muš-šu₂ /Darewušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈲𒋙 ( da-re-ʾ-muš-šu₂ /Dareʾwušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-mu-šu₂ /Darewušu/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-ʾ-mu-šu₂ /da-re-ʾ-mu-šu₂/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-mu-uš /da-re-mu-uš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒀪𒈬𒍑 ( da-re-ʾ-mu-uš /da-re-ʾ-mu-uš/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒈬𒍑𒋙 ( da-re-mu-uš-šu₂ /da-re-mu-uš-šu₂/ ) , 𒁕𒊑𒍑𒈬𒋙 ( da-re-uš-mu-šu₂ /da-re-uš-mu-šu₂/ ) , 𒁯𒐊𒀀𒈲 ( dar-ia₂-a-muš /dar-ia₂-a-muš/ ) , 𒁯𒅀𒀀𒈲 ( dar-ia-a-muš /dar-ia-a-muš/ ) , 𒁯𒅀𒈲 ( dar-ia-muš /dar-ia-muš/ ) , 𒁯𒈲 ( dar-muš /dar-muš/ ) , 𒁯𒊏𒀀𒈲 ( dar-ra-a-muš /dar-ra-a-muš/ ) , 𒁕𒊒𒈠𒀾𒋙 ( da-ru-ma-aš₂-šu₂ /da-ru-ma-aš₂-šu₂/ ) , 𒁕𒊒𒀪𒈲 ( da-ru-ʾ-muš /da-ru-ʾ-muš/ ) , 𒁕𒊒𒌑𒈨𒋙 ( da-ru-u₂-me-šu₂ /da-ru-u₂-me-šu₂/ ) , 𒁲□𒀪□𒈨𒌍 ( di-x-ʾ-x-meš /di-x-ʾ-x-meš/ ) → Aramaic:
Imperial Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡅𐡔 ( drwš ) , 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡄𐡔 ( drywhš ) , 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡄𐡅𐡔 ( drywhwš ) , 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡔 ( drywš )
Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܘܫ ( dāryāwaš ) → Egyptian:
Late Egyptian: ( jntjrwšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwywšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwywꜣhwšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwywꜣšꜣ ) , ( jntjrwꜣšꜣ ) , ( jntjsḫtrwsꜣ ) , ( jnṯrwywꜣšꜣ ) , ( jnṯrywšꜣ ) , ( jntꜣrwšꜣ ) , ( ndrwjwṯ ) , ( trwšꜣ ) , ( trwšꜣ ) , ( ṯrwywhšꜣ ) , ( trywšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrwšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrwywšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrwywhšꜣ ) , ( tꜣrwꜣšꜣ ) , ( ṯrywšꜣ ) → Demotic: tꜣryꜣwš , tꜣrywš , tꜣrywhš , tꜣrywhwš , tꜣrwš , ṯrꜣwš , ṯrywš , trywš , trwyš , ṯrwš → Elamite:
Achaemenid Elamite: 𒆪𒄷𒀀𒈠𒌋𒆜 ( da-hu-a-ma-u-iš /Dahuamauiš/ ) , 𒆪𒊑𒀀𒈠𒌋𒆜 ( da-re-a-ma-u-iš /da-re-a-ma-u-iš/ ) , 𒆪𒊑𒅀𒈠𒌋𒆜 ( da-re-ia-ma-u-iš /Dareiamauiš/ ) , 𒆪𒊑𒅀𒌋𒌑𒆜 ( da-re-ia-u-u₂-iš /Dareiaūiš/ ) → Hebrew: דריווש ( dar'yávesh ) , דָּרְיָוֶשׁ ( dārəyā́weš ) → Old Armenian: Դարեհ ( Dareh )
→ Old Georgian: დარეჰ ( dareh ) References
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