lškl

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Iranian *Hraxšakarah, a compound of *Hráxšati (to protect, guard) +‎ *karah (doer), of which the former element is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati (to protect).[1] Compare Sanskrit रक्षति (rakṣati).

    Noun

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    lškl (laškar)[2]

    1. army

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    References

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    1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*Hraxš”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
    2. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “laškar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press