Middle Persian edit

 
𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠 (2)
Atar

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *ātr̥-.

Logogram from Aramaic 𐡍𐡅𐡓𐡀 (nūrāʾ). See *nūr-.

Noun edit

𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠 (ādur, ādar [NWRA])

  1. fire
  2. (Zoroastrianism) Atar, holy fire

Descendants edit

  • Persian: آذر (âzar), آدر (âdar)

References edit

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ādur”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press