dlgwš

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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From Old Iranian *drigu-, from a Proto-Indo-Iranian root shared with Sanskrit ध्रिगु (dhrigu, needy), Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬌𐬔𐬎 (drigu), 𐬛𐬭𐬌𐬖𐬎 (driγu, poor, needy).

Adjective

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dlgwš (driyōš) (comparative dlgwštl, superlative dlgwštwm)

  1. poor, needy
    • Mēnōg ī Xrad, chap. 57.22, cited in [1]
      PWB hlt' dlgwštl
      pad xrad driyōštar
      poorer in wisdom

Derived terms

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Noun

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dlgwš (driyōš)

  1. one who lives in holy indigence

Descendants

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