Reconstruction:Old Persian/Amāstrī

This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

Etymology

From *amā (“strength, power”) +‎ *strī (“woman”).[1]

Proper noun

*Amāstrī f (proper noun)

  1. a female given name

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Ἄμαστρις (Ámastris), Ἄμηστρις (Ámēstris)

References

  1. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2011), Iranische Personennamen in der griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. (Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band 5, Faszikel 5A) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, pages 70-71
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