𐫀𐫉𐫗

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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According to Bailey from the Proto-Iranian preverb *aH- + *jánati (be born), which is from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬯𐬥𐬀 (āsna, noble), Khotanese [script needed] (āysña-, well-born, noble), the first component of Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾznʾwl /⁠āznāwar⁠/), as well as Old Armenian ազն (azn), Old Georgian აზნაჲ (aznay), აზნაური (aznauri), Iranian loanwords.

Adjective

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𐫀𐫉𐫗 (āzn) (plural 𐫀𐫉𐫀𐫀𐫗)

  1. noble

References

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  • Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 85a
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “āznāwar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 16
  • Bailey, H. W. (1979) “āysña-”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 21a