Reconstruction:Old Persian/spiθrah

This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Median *spiθrah, from Proto-Iranian *cwiθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwitrás. Doublet of *siçah (“white”), whence borrowing Sanskrit सीस (sī́sa, “lead”). Cognate with Sanskrit श्वित्र (śvitrá, “white, whitish”).

Noun

*spiθrah

1. heaven

Derived terms

• *Spiθradātah

Descendants

• Middle Persian: (/⁠spihr⁠/)

  Manichaean script: 𐫙𐫘𐫛𐫏𐫡 (ʿspyr)

  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (spyhl), [script needed] (spyyhl)

  • Persian: سپهر (sepehr)