yazata
English
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Etymology
[edit]Transliteration from Avestan substantivized adjective 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, “(an entity that is) worthy of worship”). Doublet of Yazd.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: ya‧za‧ta
Noun
[edit]yazata (plural yazatas)
- (Zoroastrianism) A divinity.
Derived terms
[edit]- yazatic (“having the qualities of an yazata”)
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁yaǵ-
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