𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣
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Old Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥štikás, from *Hr̥štíš (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥stís (whence 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐏁 (arštiš, “spear”)). Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬌 (aršti), Sanskrit ऋष्टि (ṛṣṭi).
Noun[edit]
𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 (a-r-š-t-i-k /ạrštika, ārštika/)[1]
- spearman
- DNb, 44 :
- 𐏐 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 𐏐
- : a-s-b-a-r : a-r-š-t-i-k : a-mi-i-y : u-v-a-r-š-t-i-k :
- As a spearman, I am a good spearman, on horseback […]
- 𐏐 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 𐏐
Derived terms[edit]
- 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎣 (uvārštika, “good spearman”)