Old Persian

Alternative forms

• 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 ‎(Dārayauš)

Proper noun

𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ‎(Dārayava(h)uš)

1. Darius

Descendants

• → Akkadian: [script needed] ‎(Da-(a-)ri-ia-(a-)muš), [script needed] ‎(Da-(a-)ri-muš)
• → Ancient Greek: Δαρειαῖος ‎(Dareiaîos), Δαρεῖος ‎(Dareîos)
  • Greek: Δαρείος ‎(Dareíos)
  • → Latin: Darius
    • → English: Darius
• → Egyptian: [script needed] ‎(tr(w)š), [script needed] ‎(trjwš), [script needed] ‎(intr(w)š), [script needed] ‎(intrjwš)
• → Elamite: [script needed] ‎(Da-ri-(y)a-ma-u-iš), [script needed] ‎(Da-ri-ya-(h)u-(ú-)iš)
• → Hebrew: דריווש \ דָּרְיָוֶשׁ ‎(dar'yávesh, dārəyā́weš)
• → Lycian: [script needed] ‎(Ñtarijeus-)
• Middle Persian
  • Persian: داراب ‎(Dârâb), دارا ‎(Dârâ)
    • → Arabic: دَارَا ‎(dārā)
  • → Old Armenian: Դարա ‎(Dara)
• → Official Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡄𐡅𐡔 ‎(dryhwš), 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡄𐡅𐡔 ‎(drywhwš) (archaizing), 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡔 ‎(drywš), 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡔 ‎(drwš)
  • Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܘܫ ‎(dāryāwaš)
• → Persian: داریوش ‎(Dâryuš)
• → Old Armenian: Դարեհ ‎(Dareh)
  • → Old Georgian: დარეჰ ‎(dareh)

References

• Rudiger Schmitt (December 15, 1994), "DARIUS i. The Name", Encyclopaedia Iranica
• Justi, Ferdinand (1895) Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, pages 78–80
• Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 738
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 36