𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎨𐎴𐎠

Old Persian

Etymology

From 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa-, “horse”) + 𐎨𐎴𐏃 (canah-, “to love”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kan-. Literally means "delighting in horses".

Proper noun

𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎨𐎴𐎠 (Aspacanā^h) (nom. sg)

A male given name most famously held by a senior official under Darius the Great and Xerxes. Aspacanah, Aspacana, Aspachanah, Aspachana, Aspathines, Aspačanā

Descendants

→ Akkadian: 𒊍𒉺𒅆𒉌 (Aspašini)
→ Ancient Greek: Ἀσπαθίνης (Aspathínēs)
→ Elamite: 𒀾𒁀𒍝𒈾 (Ášbazana)
→ Nabataean: 𐢔𐢀𐢝𐢘𐢜𐢀‎ (ʾspsʾn)

References

A. Sh. Shahbazi (December 15, 1987), "ASPAČANĀ", Encyclopædia Iranica
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1979) Iranisches Personennamenbuch I: Die altiranischen Namen (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, fascicle II, § 15, page 15
Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 173b

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