ʾswbʾl
Middle Persian
Alternative forms
- ʾsp̄wʾl (aswār)
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (asabāra-, “horseman”); see it for more.
Noun
ʾswbʾl • (aswār)
- horseman, rider
Antonyms
- pdʾtk' (payādag)
Derived terms
- ʾswbʾlyh (aswārīh)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “اسوار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “aswār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 13
- Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 173b
- Prods Oktor Skjaervo (December 15, 1987), "ASWĀR", Encyclopædia Iranica