𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀
Avestan
Etymology
Probably a reflection of a dialectal name with two components; with the second component being 𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (uštra, “camel”) and the first component being the subject of much debate; see Iranica for a review of the theories.[1]
Proper noun
𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 • (zaraθuštra)
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs) (see there for further descendants)
- → Dutch: Zarathoestra
- → English: Zarathustra
- → Finnish: Zarathustra
- → French: Zarathushtra
- → German: Zarathustra
- → Georgian: ზარათუშტრა (zaratušṭra)
- → Hindi: ज़रथुश्त्र (zarthuśtra)
- → Japanese: ザラスシュトラ (Zarasushutora)
- → Middle Persian: 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 (zltʿšt)
- → Portuguese: Zaratustra
- → Russian: Заратустра (Zaratustra)
- → Sogdian: [Manichaean needed] (zrwšc), [Manichaean needed] (ʾzrʾwšc) (Manichaean), [script needed] (zr(ʾ)wšc), [script needed] (Z(a)rušč) (Mazdean)
- → Uyghur: [Manichaean needed] (zrwšc) (Manichaean)
- → Middle Chinese: 蘇魯支 (MC su luX tsye)