Zoroaster

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zarathustra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/, /ˈzɒɹoʊˌæstəɹ/

Proper noun

Zoroaster

1. An ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism.
2. Pseudepigraphic name used by various Ancient Greek and Latin authors of late antiquity to lend weight to their opinions.

Derived terms

• Zoroastrian

Translations

founder of Zoroastrianism

• Arabic: زَرَادُشْت m (zarādušt), زَرَادَشْت m (zarādašt)
• Armenian: Զրադաշտ (Zradašt)
• Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra)
• Azerbaijani: Zərdüşt
• Burmese: ဇိုရော့အက်စတာ (juirau.akca.ta)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蘇魯支／苏鲁支 (sou¹ lou⁵ zi¹), 瑣羅亞斯德／琐罗亚斯德 (so² lo⁴ aa³ si¹ dak¹)

  Mandarin: 蘇魯支／苏鲁支 (Sūlǔzhī), 瑣羅亞斯德／琐罗亚斯德 (zh) (Suǒluóyàsīdé), 查拉圖斯特拉／查拉图斯特拉 (Chálātúsītèlā)

• Coptic: ⲍⲁⲣⲇⲣⲟⲩϣⲧ m (zardroušt), ⲍⲁⲣⲁⲇⲏⲥ m (zaradēs)
• Dutch: Zoroaster m, Zarathoestra m
• Esperanto: Zaratuŝtro
• Finnish: Zarathustra (fi)
• French: Zoroastre (fr) m, Zarathushtra m, Zarathoustra (fr) m
• Georgian: ზარათუშტრა (zaratušṭra)
• German: Zarathustra m
• Greek: Ζωροάστρης (el) m (Zoroástris)

  Ancient Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs)

• Hebrew: זרתוסטרא m (zaratústra)
• Hindi: ज़रथुश्त्र m (zarthuśtra), जारोस्टर m (jārosṭar), जरदुश्त (hi) (jarduśt), जरतुश्त (hi) m (jartuśt)
• Italian: Zoroastro m
• Japanese: ゾロアスター (Zoroasutā), ザラスシュトラ (Zarasushutora), ツァラトゥストラ (Tsaratusutora)
• Kazakh: Зардұшт (Zardūşt), Заратуштра (Zaratuştra)
• Korean: 조로아스터 (Joroaseuteo)
• Latin: Zoroaster m, Zōroastrēs
• Middle Persian: 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 (zltʿšt /⁠zardušt⁠/)
• Ottoman Turkish: زردشت (Zerdüşt), زراتشت (Zeratüşt)
• Persian: زردشت (fa) (zardošt), زرتشت (fa) (zartošt)
• Polish: Zaratusztra (pl) m, Zaratustra m, Zoroaster (pl) m
• Portuguese: Zoroastro (pt) m, Zaratustra (pt) m
• Russian: Зарату́стра m (Zaratústra), Зороа́стр (Zoroástr)
• Sicilian: Zuruastru (scn) m, Zaratustra (scn) m
• Spanish: Zoroastro (es) m
• Tajik: Зардушт (Zardušt), Зартушт (Zartušt)
• Turkish: Zerdüşt (tr)
• Uyghur: زەردۇشت (zerdusht)
• Uzbek: Zardusht
• Zazaki: Zerduşt

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzoː.roːˈɑs.tər/, (Northern Standard Dutch) [ˌzoː.roʊ̯ˈɑs.tər]
• Hyphenation: Zo‧ro‧as‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɑstər

Proper noun

Zoroaster m

1. Zoroaster

   Synonym: Zarathoestra

Derived terms

• zoroastriër
• zoroastrisch
• zoroastrisme
• zoroastrist

Related terms

• Zarathoestra
• zoroastristisch

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zaratustra and Zaratusztra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔ.rɔˈas.tɛr/
• Rhymes: -astɛr
• Syllabification: Zo‧ro‧as‧ter

Proper noun

Zoroaster m pers

1. (Zoroastrianism) Zarathustra, Zoroaster (founder of Zoroastrianism)

   Synonym: Zaratusztra

Declension

Declension of Zoroaster

	singular
nominative	Zoroaster
genitive	Zoroastra
dative	Zoroastrowi
accusative	Zoroastra
instrumental	Zoroastrem
locative	Zoroastrze
vocative	Zoroastrze

Derived terms

adjectives

• zoroastrycki
• zoroastryjski

 

nouns

• zoroastrianizm
• zoroastryzm

 

Related terms

adjectives

• zaratustriański
• zaratusztriański

 

nouns

• Zaratustra
• zaratustrianizm
• zaratustryzm
• Zaratusztra
• zaratusztrianizm

 

Further reading

• Zoroaster in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Zoroaster in PWN's encyclopedia