Iškuzāya

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Scythian *Skuδa + -𒀀𒀀 (-a.a /⁠-āya⁠/, gentilic suffix). Cognate with Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.kuˈzaː.ja/

Proper noun

Iškuzāya (Neo-Assyrian)

  1. the country inhabited by the Scythians
  2. an inhabitant of Scythia; a Scythian

Alternative forms

  • Asguzāya
  • Askuzāya
  • Ašguzaya
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒆳𒅖𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀 (KURiš-ku-za-a-a)
  • 𒇽𒅖𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀 (LÚiš-ku-za-a-a)
  • 𒌷𒊍𒄖𒍝𒀀𒀀 (URUas-gu-za-a-a)
  • 𒆳𒊍𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀 (KURas-ku-za-a-a)
  • 𒆳𒀾𒄖𒍝𒀀𒀀 (KURaš₂-gu-za-a-a)

Descendants

  • → Biblical Hebrew: אַשְׁכְּנַז (ʾAškənaz)

References

  1. ^ Szemerényi, Oswald (1980), Four old Iranian ethnic names: Scythian – Skudra – Sogdian – Saka‎[1], Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, →ISBN, pages 5-23
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