Avestan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with Persian پدر (pidar) and Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /pitar/

Noun

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𐬞𐬌𐬙𐬀𐬭 (pitarm

  1. father

Declension

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Declension of 𐬞𐬌𐬙𐬀𐬭
singular dual plural
nominative 𐬞𐬙𐬁 (ptā)
vocative
accusative 𐬞𐬌𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨 (pitarəm)
instrumental
dative
ablative
genitive
locative


References

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  • Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎[1], Brill, →ISBN
  • K. Hoffman (2011) “Avestan Language”, in Encyclopedia Iranica Online[2]