𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám


    Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy)

    From Old Iranian xšathra-. Compare Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaçam) , Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬀 (xšaθra) , Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatrá)

    Noun

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    𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 • (štry /šahr/)

    1. land, country
    2. city

    Descendants

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    • Persian: شهر (šahr)

    References

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    • Gignoux, Philippe (1972) Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 34b
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