αβιϸταδο

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Bactrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *abi-tāta-.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): [aviʃtaːd] or [aviʃtaːð]

Noun[edit]

αβιϸταδο (abištado /avištād/)

  1. (master) craftsman
    • 342 CE, Dated Document A (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), line 7:
      ... οδο πισο βαγοβα(νδαγ)ο ιαβιϸταδο...
      ... odo piso bagoba(ndag)o iabištado...
      ...and in the presence of Bag-ba(ndag), the master craftsman...

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2000) Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan (Studies in the Khalili Collection III, Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II), Oxford: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, page 175
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