spʿh
(Redirected from 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧)
See also: SPH
Middle Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Iranian *cwáHdaH (“army”), itself from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ (dual), from *ḱweh₁-, *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, be great”). Possible cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬏𐬌𐬛𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌 (sūidiiāi, “to swell, increase”, inf.), Bactrian σοδο (sodo /sūd/, “plenty”), Middle Persian [script needed] (swd /sūd/), [script needed] (swwd /sūd/, “profit, advantage”), Sanskrit शवस् (śavas, “strength, superiority”).
Noun edit
spʿh • (spʿh /spāḥ/)
Derived terms edit
- 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲 (spʾḥpt /spāhbed/)