Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mazdʰáH

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mn̥sdʰh₁-éh₂, from *mensdʰh₁- (“to pay attention, wisdom”), possibly from *men- (“to think”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to do, place”) +‎ *-éh₂ (deverbal noun suffix).

Noun

*mazdʰáH f

1. wisdom, intelligence

Declension

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*mazdʰáH	*mazdʰáy	*mazdʰā́s
vocative	*mazdʰay	*mazdʰáy	*mazdʰā́s
accusative	*mazdʰā́m	*mazdʰáy	*mazdʰā́s
instrumental	*mazdʰáyaH́	*mazdʰáHbʰyā(m)	*mazdʰáHbʰiš
ablative	*mazdʰáyaHs	*mazdʰáHbʰyā(m)	*mazdʰáHbʰyas
dative	*mazdʰáyaHy	*mazdʰáHbʰyā(m)	*mazdʰáHbʰyas
genitive	*mazdʰáyaHs	*mazdʰāyās	*mazdʰáHnām
locative	*mazdʰáyaH(m)	*mazdʰāyaw	*mazdʰáHsu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mazdʰáH
  • Sanskrit: मेधा (medhā́)
• Proto-Iranian: *mazdáH
  • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā)
    • ⇒ Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā)
      • → Old Persian: 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠 (a-u-r-m-z-d-a /⁠Auramazdā⁠/)
      • → Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩 (Ōhramazdē /⁠ʾwhrmzdy⁠/)
        • Persian: اورمَزد (ormazd)
      • → Persian: اهورامزدا (ahurâ-mazdâ)
      • → Parthian: ʾḥwrmzd (Ahurmazd)
      • → Khotanese: [script needed] (urmaysde)
      • → Ancient Greek: Ὠρομάσδης (Ōromásdēs), Ὡρομάζης (Hōromázēs), Ἀραμάσδης (Aramásdēs)
      • → Old Armenian: Արամազդ (Aramazd), Որմիզդ (Ormizd)
      • → English: Ahura Mazda
      • → Japanese: アフラ・マズダー (Afura Mazudā)