असवार
Marwari
Etymology
Inherited from Old Gujarati असवार (asavāra), from either Classical Persian اسوار (asvâr) or Arabic اسوار (aswār), both from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾswbʾl /aswār/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (a-s-b-a-r).
Noun
असवार (asvār) m (Mahajani 𑅐𑅰𑅯𑅭)
- horserider, horseman
- rider (of any vehicle or animal)
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اسوار (asvâr) or Arabic اسوار (aswār), both from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾswbʾl /aswār/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (a-s-b-a-r).
Noun
असवार • (asavāra) m
- horserider, horseman
- 1422, unknown, कालिकसूरिकथा :
- पुंतार पुंतारि स्यउं असवार असवारि स्यउं रथ रथि स्यउं पायक पायकि स्यउं युद्ध नीपजावइ।
- puṃtāra puṃtāri syaüṃ asavāra asavāri syaüṃ ratha rathi syaüṃ pāyaka pāyaki syaüṃ yuddha nīpajāvaï.
- Mahout with mahout, rider with rider, chariot with chariot, foot soldier with foot soldier, there was war.
- पुंतार पुंतारि स्यउं असवार असवारि स्यउं रथ रथि स्यउं पायक पायकि स्यउं युद्ध नीपजावइ।
Descendants
- Gujarati: અસવાર (asavār)
- Marwari:
- Devanagari: असवार (asvār)
- Mahajani: 𑅐𑅰𑅯𑅭 (asvr)