Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/názdištah

This Proto-Iranian 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.

Proto-Iranian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *názdištʰas. Equivalent to *názdah +‎ *-ištah. Cognate with Sanskrit नेदिष्ठ (nédiṣṭha, nearest).

Adjective edit

*názdištah

  1. superlative degree of *názdah (close, near): closest, nearest

Descendants edit

  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (nazdišta)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian: (/nazdist/)
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (nzdst')

References edit

  • Nyberg, H. S. (1974) “nazdist”, in A Manual of Pahlavi, Part II: Glossary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz