zynʾp̄cʾl
Middle Persian
Etymology
From zyn' (zēn) + ʾp̄cʾl (abzār).
Compare Old Armenian ասպազէն (aspazēn, “horse-armor”), a Middle Iranian borrowing.
Noun
zynʾp̄cʾl • (zēn-abzār)
- horse-armor
Descendants
- Persian: زینافزار (zin-afzâr)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “افزار زین افزار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “zēn-abzār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 99