𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬋𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙
Avestan
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwǰaswāns (“strong”), from *Háwǰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwg-os (“strength”), from *h₂ewg- (“to increase, to enlarge”). Cognate with Sanskrit ओजस्वन्त् (ójasvant).
Adjective
𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬋𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 • (aojōŋhuuaṇt)
- swiftest, fastest, quickest
- c. 1500 BCE – 500 BCE, Yasna 34.04:
- 𐬀𐬝 𐬙𐬋𐬌 𐬁𐬙𐬭𐬇𐬨 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬁 𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬋𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬆𐬨 𐬀𐬴𐬁 𐬎𐬯𐬇𐬨𐬀𐬵𐬍 𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬍𐬨 𐬇𐬨𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬆𐬨 𐬯𐬙𐬋𐬌 𐬭𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬉 𐬗𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬁 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬆𐬨 𐬀𐬝 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬴𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬉 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬌𐬱 𐬛𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬙𐬁 𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬆𐬨
- at̰ tōi ātrə̄m ahurā aojōŋhuuaṇtəm aṣ̌ā usə̄mahī asištīm ə̄mauuaṇtəm stōi rapaṇtē ciθrā auuaŋhəm at̰ mazdā daibiṣ̌iiaṇtē zastāištāiš dərəštā aēnaŋhəm
- And we pray likewise for Thy Fire, O Ahura! strong through Righteousness (as it is), most swift, (most) powerful, to the house with joy receiving it, in many wonderful ways our help, but to the hater, O Mazda! it is a steadfast harm as if with weapons hurled from the hands.
- 𐬀𐬝 𐬙𐬋𐬌 𐬁𐬙𐬭𐬇𐬨 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬁 𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬋𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬆𐬨 𐬀𐬴𐬁 𐬎𐬯𐬇𐬨𐬀𐬵𐬍 𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬍𐬨 𐬇𐬨𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬆𐬨 𐬯𐬙𐬋𐬌 𐬭𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬉 𐬗𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬁 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬆𐬨 𐬀𐬝 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬴𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬉 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬌𐬱 𐬛𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬙𐬁 𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬆𐬨