Reconstruction:Old Persian/R̥tavazdāh

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This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Calque of Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬵 (Aṣ̌auuazdah), from 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (a-r-t /⁠artaʰ⁠/, Asha; truth) +‎ *vazdāh (persistence, endurance). Cognate Sanskrit वेधा ऋतष्य (vedhā́ ṛtáṣya).[1][2]

Proper noun

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*R̥tavazdāh m[3][4]

  1. a male given name

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Lipp, Reiner (2009) Die indogermanischen und einzelsprachlichen Palatale im Indoiranischen: Neurekonstruktion, Nuristan-Sprachen, Genese der indoarischen Retroflexe, Indoarisch von Mitanni (Indogermanische Bibliothek; 3) (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Winter, page 229:*u̯az-dʰás-
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “vedhás-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 582
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtavazdah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[2] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 217
  4. 4.0 4.1 Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 297