زرتشت
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 (zltwšt /Zardu(x)št/), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬋 (zaraθuštrō).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [zaɾ.ˈtuʃt]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zæɹ.t̪ʰóʃt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zäɾ.t̪ʰúʃt̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zartušt |
Dari reading? | zartušt |
Iranian reading? | zartošt |
Tajik reading? | zartušt |
Proper noun edit
Dari | زرتشت |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Зартушт |
زرتشت • (zartošt)
- Zoroaster, alternatively spelt Zarathustra
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Arabic: زَرَادُشْت (zarādušt), زَرَادَشْت (zarādašt)
- → Azerbaijani: Zərdüşt
- → Turkish: Zerdüşt
- → Urdu: زَرتُشت (zartušt, zartašt)
- → Uyghur: زەردۇشت (zerdusht)
- → Uzbek: Zardusht
- → Zazaki: Zerduşt
Urdu edit
Alternative forms edit
- زردشت (zarduśt) (likely via early medieval Tajik)
Etymology edit
From Classical Persian زرتشت (zartušt).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zəɾ.t̪əʃt̪/
Noun edit
زرتشت • (zartaśt) m (Hindi spelling ज़र्तश्त)
Related terms edit
- زرتشتیت (zartaśtiyat, “Zoroastrianism”)
زَرْتُشْتی (zartuśtī, “related to Zoroaster, follower of Zoroaster”)
- آتِشِ زَرْتُشْت (ātiś-e-zartuśt, “flame of Zoroaster”)