𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩
Middle Persian
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Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám
Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy)
From Old Iranian *xšaθrah. Compare Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaçam) , Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬀 (xšaθra) , Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatrá)
Noun
edit𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 • (štry /šahr/)
Descendants
edit- Persian: شهر (šahr)
References
edit- Gignoux, Philippe (1972) Glossaire des Inscriptions Pehlevies et Parthes [Glossary of Pahlavi and Parthians Inscriptions] (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Supplementary Series; 1) (in French), London: Lund Humphries, page 34b