જરતોસ્ત

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• જરથોસ્ત (jarthost)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra)bor.

Middle Persian 𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤 (zrdwšt /⁠Zardu(x)št⁠/)

Iranian Persian زَرْتُشْت (zartošt)bor.

Gujarati જરતોસ્ત

Borrowed from Iranian Persian زَرْتُشْت (zartošt), from Middle Persian 𐫉𐫡𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫤 (zrdwšt /⁠Zardu(x)št⁠/), borrowed from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of જરથુષ્ટ્ર (jarthuṣṭra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒəɾ.t̪ost̪/
• (Parsi) IPA^(key): /ˈzəɾ.t̪ost̪/
• Rhymes: -ost̪
• Hyphenation: જર‧તોસ્ત

Proper noun

જરતોસ્ત • (jartost) m

1. Zoroaster

Further reading

• ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944), “જરતોસ્ત”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 3442.