𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

𐫢𐫀𐫁𐫇𐫍𐫡‎ (šʾbwhr /Šābuhr/) – Manichaean

Etymology

From earlier [Term?] (/*šāhpuhr/), from Old Persian [script needed] (*xšāyaθiyahyāpuθra, literally “king's son”), from 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”) +‎ 𐎱𐎢𐏂 (p-u-ç /puça/, “son”). Cognate with Parthian 𐭔𐭇𐭉𐭐𐭅𐭇𐭓‎ (šḥypwḥr).

Proper noun

𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 • (šhpwhry /Šāhpūr, Šāpuhr, Šābuhr, Šābūr/)

A male given name, Shapuhr, Shapur, the name of several of the Sasanian kings

Descendants

Persian: شاهپور‎ (šâhpur), شهپور‎ (šahpur), شاپور‎ (šâpur)
→ Ancient Greek: Σαπώρης (Sapṓrēs), Σαβούρ (Saboúr)
→ Arabic: سَابُور‎ (sābūr)
→ Classical Syriac: ܫܒܘܪ‎ (Šāḇōr)
→ Latin: Sapores, Sapor
→ Old Armenian: Շապուհ (Šapuh), Շապուրհ (Šapurh)

References

Bosworth, C.E.. "S̲h̲āpūr", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Brill Online, 2013. 30 December 2013.
Shapur Shahbazi, "SHAPUR I i. History", Encyclopædia Iranica, July 20, 2002

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