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𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: Darius I, king of Persia · king · great

Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vazṛka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānāmOpen full entry

𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

be

amiOpen full entry

𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 𐏐 𐎱𐎠𐎫𐎡𐏁𐎢𐎺𐎼𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐏃𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎲𐎼

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: Gobryas, son of Mardonius, servant of Darius I · Patischorian · Darius I, king of Persia · king · spear-bearer

Gau̯baruva Pātišuvariš Dārayavahau̯š xšāyaθiyahyā ṛštibaraOpen full entry

𐎲𐎼𐎬𐎢𐎺

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

carry

baratuOpen full entry

𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏂𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎺𐎨𐎲𐎼 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐏃𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎡𐎿𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: Aspathines, Persian noble · garment bearer, chamberlain · Darius I, king of Persia · king · bow case · hold

Aspacanā vaçabara Dārayavahau̯š xšāyaθiyahyā isuvām dārayatiOpen full entry

𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

Arsames, Darius I's grandfather

ṚšāmaOpen full entry

𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · son · Achaemenid

Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vazṛka Vištāspahyā puça HaxāmanišiyaOpen full entry

𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

Persian

PārsaOpen full entry

𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎢𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐏃𐎽𐎢𐎺𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎲𐎢𐎷𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: I · Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · land · all · earth · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · son · Achaemenid

adam Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vazṛka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām xšāyaθiya dahyunām xšāyaθiya haruvahyāyā būmiyā Vištāspahyā puça HaxāmanišiyaOpen full entry

𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

Achaemenid

HaxāmanišiyaOpen full entry

𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: I · Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · son

adam Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vazṛka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām Vištāspahyā puçaOpen full entry

𐎲𐎥𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

god

bagānāmOpen full entry

𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐏌𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎠𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐏏𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎡𐎶𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐏂𐎼𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎶

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: I · Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · land · this (here) · earth · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · son · Achaemenid · say, proclaim, communicate · this · palace · build

adam Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vazṛka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām xšāyaθiya dahyunām xšāyaθiya ahyāyā būmiyā Vištāspahyā puça Haxāmanišiya θāti Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya imam dacaram adam akunavamOpen full entry

𐎶𐎠𐎶

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

me, mine

māmOpen full entry

𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏐 𐎫𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐎿𐎶 𐏐 𐎢𐏂𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐏃

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: say, proclaim, communicate · Darius I, king of Persia · king · will · Ahuramazdā · that · think · do · for that reason · all · successful · be

θāti Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vašnā A.uramazdāha taya amaniyai̯ kunavāni avamai̯ visam ucāram āhaOpen full entry

𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎶

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

king

xšāyaθiyamOpen full entry

𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐏌𐎹𐎢𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎠𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐏏𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: I · Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · land · this (here) · earth · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · son · Achaemenid

adam Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vazṛka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām xšāyaθiya dahyunām xšāyaθiya ahyāyā būmiyā Vištāspahyā puça HaxāmanišiyaOpen full entry

𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎢𐏁

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

do

akunau̯šOpen full entry

𐎶𐎹𐎢𐎧 𐏐 𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣𐎡𐎴 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐏃𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏋𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎣𐎼𐎫

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: pommel · of semi-precious stone · Darius I, king of Persia · king · court · make

mayū̆xa kāsakai̯na Dārayavahau̯š xšāyaθiyahyā viθiyā kṛtaOpen full entry

𐏃𐎢𐎺

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

that one

hau̯Open full entry

𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎢𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎠𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎲𐎢𐎷𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · land · this (here) · earth · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · son · Achaemenid

Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vazṛka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām xšāyaθiya dahyunām xšāyaθiya ahyāyā būmiyā vazṛkāyā Vištāspahyā puça HaxāmanišiyaOpen full entry

𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢𐎶

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

land

dahyāu̯mOpen full entry

𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣

Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment

Attested sentence; word glosses: Darius I, king of Persia · king · great

Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vazṛkaOpen full entry

𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿𐎶

Attested in Old PersianInflected or attested form

Persia

PārsamOpen full entry

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