𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠

Middle Persian

𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠 (2)
Atar

Alternative forms

• 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭥𐭩 (ʾtwry)
• 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭫𐭩 (ʾtwly)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ātr̥-.

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

Noun

𐭭𐭥𐭥𐭠 • (ādur, ādar [NWRA])

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

Descendants

• Persian: آذر (âzar), آدر (âdar)

References

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