𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼰𐼴𐽀

Sogdian

Alternative forms

𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼴𐽀 (βɣpwr /⁠βaɣpūr⁠/)

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Bactrian βαγοπουρο (bagopouro /⁠βaɣpūr⁠/), from βαγο (bago /⁠βaɣ⁠/, “God, Lord”) +‎ πουρο (pouro /⁠pūr⁠/, “son”), possibly a calque of Chinese 天子 (tiānzǐ, “emperor [of China]”, literally “son of heaven”). Equivalent to 𐼱𐼲𐼷 (βɣy /⁠βaɣi⁠/, “God, Lord”) +‎ 𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼹𐽀𐼰𐼸 (βɣpδrʾk /⁠piθrē, pišē⁠/, “son”). Doublet of 𐫁𐫄𐫛𐫢𐫏𐫏 (bɣpšyy /⁠βaɣpəšē⁠/) and 𐼂𐼄𐼔𐼌𐼘𐼊 (βɣpδry /⁠βaɣpəθrē, βaɣpəšē, βaɣpiši⁠/). Cognate with Parthian 𐫁𐫃𐫛𐫇𐫍𐫡 (bgpwhr /⁠baγpuhr⁠/, “son of God, Jesus”).

Noun

𐼱𐼲𐼾𐼰𐼴𐽀 (βɣpʾwr /βaɣpūr/)^[1]

son of God
Synonyms: 𐫁𐫄𐫛𐫢𐫏𐫏 (bɣpšyy /⁠βaɣpəšē⁠/), 𐼂𐼄𐼔𐼌𐼘𐼊 (βɣpδry /⁠βaɣpəθrē, βaɣpəšē, βaɣpiši⁠/)
prince
Synonym: 𐼴𐼷𐼼𐼾𐼹𐽀𐼰𐼸 (wyspδrʾk /⁠wispəθrē, wispəšē, wispišē⁠/)
emperor of China

Descendants

→ Classical Persian: ڤغپور (βaγfūr)
Persian: فغفور (faġfur), فغفوری (faġfuri, “Chinese [porcelain]”)^[2]
- → Arabic: بَغْبُور (baḡbūr), فَغْفُور (faḡfūr)
- → Ottoman Turkish: فغفور (fağfûr), فغفوری (fağfûrî)
  - Turkish: fağfur, fağfuri
  - → Greek: φαρφουρί (farfourí, “thin porcelain”)
  - → Romanian: farfurie (“plate”)
  - → Russian: фарфо́р (farfór, “porcelain”)

References

^ Gharib, B. (1995) “βγpʾwr”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, § 2582, page 102a
^ Henning, W. B. (1939) “Sogdian Loan-Words in New Persian”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies‎^[1], volume 10, number 1, page 94