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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mazdʰáH
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European mn̥sdʰh₁-éh₂, from *mensdʰh₁- (“to pay attention, wisdom”), possibly from *men- (“to think”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to do, place”) + -éh₂ (deverbal noun suffix).
Noun
*mazdʰáH f[1]
- wisdom, intelligence
Declension
| aH-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *mazdʰáH | *mazdʰáy | *mazdʰā́s |
| vocative | *mazdʰay | *mazdʰáy | *mazdʰā́s |
| accusative | *mazdʰā́m | *mazdʰáy | *mazdʰā́s |
| instrumental | *mazdʰáyaH́ | *mazdʰáHbʰyā(m) | *mazdʰáHbʰiš |
| ablative | *mazdʰáyaHs | *mazdʰáHbʰyā(m) | *mazdʰáHbʰyas |
| dative | *mazdʰáyaHy | *mazdʰáHbʰyā(m) | *mazdʰáHbʰyas |
| genitive | *mazdʰáyaHs | *mazdʰāyās | *mazdʰáHnām |
| locative | *mazdʰáyaH(m) | *mazdʰāyaw | *mazdʰáHsu |
Descendants
- Indo-Aryan: *mazdʰáH
- Sanskrit: मेधा (medhā́)
- Iranian: *mazdáH
- Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā)
- ⇒ Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā)
- → Old Persian: 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠 (a-u-r-m-z-d-a /Auramazdā/)
- → Middle Persian: ʾwhrmzd (Ohrmazd)
- → Parthian: ʾḥwrmzd (Ahurmazd)
- → Ancient Greek: Ὠρομάσδης (Ōromásdēs), Ὡρομάζης (Hōromázēs), Ἀραμάσδης (Aramásdēs)
- → Old Armenian: Արամազդ (Aramazd), Որմիզդ (Ormizd)
- → English: Ahura Mazda
- → Japanese: アフラ・マズダー (Afura Mazudā)
- ⇒ Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā)
- Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā)
References
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University