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Reconstruction:Old Persian/Mazdāyā

Old Persian

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Etymology

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From *Mazdā (“deity Ahura Mazda”) +‎ -yā (adjectival suffix).[1]

Proper noun

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*Mazdāyā (/Mazdāyā/) (masculine *Mazdāyah)

  1. a female given name

Descendants

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  • → Ancient Greek: Μαζαία (Mazaía)

References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*mazdāyā̆-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 164
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