𐎠𐎼𐎫

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥tás (“truth”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “truth”), Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá, “fixed order, truth”).

Noun

𐎠𐎼𐎫 (arta)

1. truth

Derived terms

• 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (Artaxšaçā, “Artaxerxes”)

Descendants

• Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾltʾy /⁠ardā⁠/)
  • Persian: ارد (ard)