𐏃𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎶
Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *Hhaθyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-n̥t-yós, from *h₁sónts, from *h₁es- (“to be”). Cognate with Sanskrit सत्य (satya) Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬀 (haiθiia), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃 (sunjis).
Adjective
𐏃𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎶 (h-š-i-y-m /hašiyam/) n ("accusative singular")
- true
- 5th century BCE, Behistun Inscription, column 4, line 44:
- 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏐 [𐎼]𐎥𐎶 𐏐 [𐎺]𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎡𐎶 𐏐 𐏃𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢/𐎧𐎫𐎶
- a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h [r]-g-m [v]-r-di-i-y-i-y y-ϑ-a i-m h-š-i-y-m n-i-y du-u-ru-u-/x-t-m
- Auramazdāha ragam vardaiyaiy yaϑā ima hašiyam naiy duruxtam
- I turn myself quickly to Ahura Mazda, as this [is] true, not false
- 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏐 [𐎼]𐎥𐎶 𐏐 [𐎺]𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎡𐎶 𐏐 𐏃𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢/𐎧𐎫𐎶
- 5th century BCE, Behistun Inscription, column 4, line 44: