𐎻𐎡𐎺𐎠𐎴 in Old Persian

Forms: vi-i-v-a-n [romanization], Vivānaʰ [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Unclear. Derived from *van- (“to win”) by Kent; others derive it from *Vivahāna and connect it with Old Persian *Vivahvant, Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙 (vīuuaŋᵛhaṇt) and Sanskrit विवस्वन्त् (vivásvant). Etymology templates: {{cog|peo|*Vivahvant}} Old Persian *Vivahvant, {{cog|ae|𐬬𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙}} Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙 (vīuuaŋᵛhaṇt), {{cog|sa|विवस्वन्त्|tr=vivásvant}} Sanskrit विवस्वन्त् (vivásvant) Head templates: {{head|peo|proper noun|g=m|ts=Vivānaʰ}} 𐎻𐎡𐎺𐎠𐎴 (vi-i-v-a-n /Vivānaʰ/) m

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "2": "*Vivahvant"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian *Vivahvant",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬬𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙 (vīuuaŋᵛhaṇt)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "विवस्वन्त्",
        "tr": "vivásvant"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit विवस्वन्त् (vivásvant)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unclear. Derived from *van- (“to win”) by Kent; others derive it from *Vivahāna and connect it with Old Persian *Vivahvant, Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙 (vīuuaŋᵛhaṇt) and Sanskrit विवस्वन्त् (vivásvant).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vi-i-v-a-n",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vivānaʰ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "ts": "Vivānaʰ"
      },
      "expansion": "𐎻𐎡𐎺𐎠𐎴 (vi-i-v-a-n /Vivānaʰ/) m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Persian",
  "lang_code": "peo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Persian given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Persian male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-𐎻𐎡𐎺𐎠𐎴-peo-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "𐎻𐎡𐎺𐎠𐎴"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "2": "*Vivahvant"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian *Vivahvant",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬬𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙 (vīuuaŋᵛhaṇt)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "विवस्वन्त्",
        "tr": "vivásvant"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit विवस्वन्त् (vivásvant)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unclear. Derived from *van- (“to win”) by Kent; others derive it from *Vivahāna and connect it with Old Persian *Vivahvant, Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙 (vīuuaŋᵛhaṇt) and Sanskrit विवस्वन्त् (vivásvant).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vi-i-v-a-n",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vivānaʰ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "ts": "Vivānaʰ"
      },
      "expansion": "𐎻𐎡𐎺𐎠𐎴 (vi-i-v-a-n /Vivānaʰ/) m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Persian",
  "lang_code": "peo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Persian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Persian given names",
        "Old Persian lemmas",
        "Old Persian male given names",
        "Old Persian masculine nouns",
        "Old Persian proper nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "𐎻𐎡𐎺𐎠𐎴"
}

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"𐎻𐎡𐎺𐎠𐎴" meaning in Old Persian

Proper name