𐎠𐎼𐎫

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hr̥táh (“truth, righteousness”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥tás (“truth”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “truth”), Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá, “fixed order, truth”).

Noun

𐎠𐎼𐎫 (a-r-t /r̥taʰ/)

1. truth

Derived terms

• 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠R̥taxšaçāʰ⁠/, “Artaxerxes”)

Descendants

• Middle Persian: (/⁠ard⁠/, “Ard, a goddess; 25th day of Persian calendar”)

  Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫏𐫡𐫅 (ʾyrd)

  Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠𐭫𐭲𐭩 (ʾlty)

  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlt')

  • Persian: ارد (ard)