𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴

Old Persian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Median *asman, from Proto-Iranian *Hácmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō.

    Noun

    𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴 (a-s-m-n /asma/)

    1. sky

    Declension

    Declension of 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative
    Vocative
    Accusative 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶 (a-s-m-a-n-m)
    Instrumental
    Dative
    Genitive
    Locative

    Descendants

    • Middle Persian: (/⁠asmān⁠/)[1]
      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠𐭮𐭬𐭠𐭭 (ʾsmʾn)
      Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫘𐫖𐫀𐫗 (ʾsmʾn)
      Book Pahlavi script: 𐮰𐮽𐮼𐮰𐮵𐮵 (ʾsmʾn')
      Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮀𐮍𐮋𐮀𐮌 (ʾsmʾn)
      Pazend script: 𐬁𐬯𐬨𐬅 (āsmą̇)

    References

    1. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press