αζαδο

Bactrian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ājāta-, from the past participle of Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánati (“produce, beget, give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget, give birth”). Compare Avestan 𐬁𐬰𐬁𐬙𐬀 (āzāta, “noble”), Middle Persian ʾcʾt' (/⁠āzād⁠/, “noble, free”), Parthian 𐭀𐭆𐭀𐭕 (ʾzʾt /⁠āzāt⁠/, “noble”).

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): [aːzaːd], [aːzaːð]

Adjective

αζαδο (azado /āzād/)

1. free (not enslaved)
   • 342 CE, Dated Document A (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), lines 9–10:

     κιδο ωσο νοβανδο νινδοκο ι ωχϸοβαδογανο πιδο αζαδο ασπασο ποροχηζαμο

     kido ōso nobando nindoko i ōxšobadogano pido azado aspaso poroxēzamo

     ...we who now serve with Ninduk Okhshbadugan in free service...

2. noble

Derived terms

• αζαζαδιιο (azazadiio)
• αζαδοβοργο (azadoborgo)
• αζαδοκαρο (azadokaro)
• αζαδοφαρδαρο (azadofardaro)
• σιυραζαδο (siurazado)