Tomris, Tomiris or Tamiris is a
Massagetae female name used in
Azerbaijan
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,
Turkey
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,
Turkmenistan
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,
Uzbekistan
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, and
Kazakhstan
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. The name is a modern derivation of
Tomyris
Tomyris (; Saka: ; ; ) also called Thomyris, Tomris, or Tomiride, was a queen of the Massagetae who ruled in the 6th century BCE. Tomyris is known only from the writings of the Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus, according to whom ...
(
Eastern Iranian
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: تهمرییش ''Tahm-Rayiš''),
[For the etymology see: F. Altheim und R. Stiehl, Geschichte Mittelasiens im Altertum (Berlin, 1970).pp. 127–8] an ancient
Iranian
Iranian () may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Iran
** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran
** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia
** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...
Massagetae
The Massagetae or Massageteans, also known as Sakā Tigraxaudā or Orthocorybantians, were an ancient Eastern Iranian Saka people who inhabited the steppes of Central Asia and were part of the wider Scythian cultures. The Massagetae rose to powe ...
queen from Central Asia.
Name
The name Tomyris originates from the Ancient Greek Τομυρις (Tomuris), a Hellenized form of the Saka term ''Taumuriyaʰ'', which is associated with kinship. This term is etymologically linked to the Avestan word ''taoxman'' (𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬨𐬀𐬥) and the Old Persian '' taumā '' (𐎫𐎢𐎶𐎠), both conveying meanings such as "family," "seed," or "descent." The Scythian royal names have been studied extensively. Some scholars also analyze the mythological origin of Scythian kingship.
[Bukharin, Mikhail Dmitrievich (2011). "Колаксай и его братья (античная традиция о происхождении царской власти у скифов" olaxais and his Brothers (Classical Tradition on the Origin of the Royal Power of the Scythians) ''Аристей: вестник классической филологии и античной истории'' (in Russian). 3: 20–80. Retrieved 2022-07-13.]
People
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Tomris Giritlioğlu
Tomris Giritlioğlu (1957 – 23 September 2024) was a Turkish film director and producer, who directed the 1999 film '' Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds''.
Early life and education
Giritlioğlu was born in 1957 in Kadınhanı, Konya, and educated at ...
(1957-2024), a Turkish film director.
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Tomris İncer (1947-2015), a Turkish actress.
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Tomris Uyar
Tomris Uyar (15 March 1941 – 4 July 2003) was a Turkish writer and translator. She was born in Istanbul, the daughter of two lawyers and granddaughter of Republican People's Party politician Süleyman Sırrı Gedik. She was educated at the Br ...
(1941-2003), a Turkish writer and translator.
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:tr:Tomris Oğuzalp, a Turkish actress.
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:tr:Tomris Çetinel, a Turkish actress.
See also
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Tomyris
Tomyris (; Saka: ; ; ) also called Thomyris, Tomris, or Tomiride, was a queen of the Massagetae who ruled in the 6th century BCE. Tomyris is known only from the writings of the Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus, according to whom ...
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