𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

Probably a reflection of a dialectal name with two components; with the second component being 𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (uštra, “camel”) and the first component being the subject of much debate; see Iranica for a review of the theories.

Proper noun

𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 • (zaraθuštra)

1. Zoroaster

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs) (see there for further descendants)
• → Dutch: Zarathoestra
• → English: Zarathustra
• → Finnish: Zarathustra
• → French: Zarathushtra
• → German: Zarathustra
• → Georgian: ზარათუშტრა (zaratušṭra)
• → Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: ज़रथुश्त्र (zarthuśtra)
  • → Urdu: زَرتھُشترَہ (zar^(a)thuštra, zarthuštra^h)
• → Japanese: ザラスシュトラ (Zarasushutora)
• → Middle Persian: 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 (zltwšt /⁠Zardu(x)št⁠/)
  • Persian: زرتشت (zartošt)
    • → Arabic: زَرَادُشْت (zarādušt), زَرَادَشْت (zarādašt)
    • → Azerbaijani: Zərdüşt
    • → Turkish: Zerdüşt
    • → Urdu: زَرتُشت (zartušt, zartašt)
    • → Uyghur: زەردۇشت (zerdusht)
    • → Uzbek: Zardusht
    • → Zazaki: Zerduşt
  • Tajik: Зардушт (Zardušt)
    • → Urdu: زردشت (zardušt) (via early medieval Tajik)
• → Portuguese: Zaratustra
• → Russian: Заратустра (Zaratustra)
• → Sogdian: 𐫉𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫝 (zrwšc), 𐫀𐫉𐫀𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫝 (ʾzʾrwšc) (Manichaean), 𐫉𐫡𐫀𐫇𐫢𐫝 (zrʾwšc /⁠Z(a)rušč⁠/) (Mazdean)
  • → Uyghur: 𐫉𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫝 (Manichaean)
  • → Middle Chinese: 蘇魯支 (MC su luX tsye)