𐎭𐎼𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ĵráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ráyas. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵‎ (zraiiaŋh, “sea”), Sanskrit ज्रयस् (jráyas, “expanse”).

Noun

𐎭𐎼𐎹 (d-r-y /draya/)

sea

Descendants

Lurish:
Northern Luri: دریا‎ (diryā)

Bakhtiari: دریا‎ (diryā)
Middle Persian:
Manichaean: 𐫅𐫡𐫏𐫀𐫁‎ (dryʾb /drayāb/)

Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dlydʾp̄ /drayāb/)
- Persian: دریا‎ (daryâ)

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