π«π£π²πΌ
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Old Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally "wearing hats which look like shields",[1] compound of *taka- (βshieldβ) + *bara- (βbearing, carrying, esteemingβ) probably a reference to the kausia hat typically worn by the ancient Macedonians.
Compare with Old Median *sparabara- (βshield-bearerβ), composed of *spara- (βshieldβ) + *bara- (βbearing, carrying, esteemingβ).
Adjective[edit]
π«π£π²πΌ (t-k-b-r /takabara-/)
- Wearer of the kausia (person)
Derived terms[edit]
- πΉπ’π΄π π π«π£π²πΌπ (y-u-n-a : t-k-b-r-a /β YaunΔ TakabarΔβ /)
Descendants[edit]
- β Elamite:
- Achaemenid Elamite: πͺππ‘ππ (da-ak-kaβ-bar-ra /β Dakabaraβ /), πͺπ‘πππ (da-kaβ-bar-ra-ba /β Dakabarabaβ /)[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Lexicon p.185
- ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550β330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, βISBN, page 34