𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬯

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *spáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spáćš, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱs (“watcher, spy”). Cognate with Sanskrit स्पश् (spaś, “spy”).

Noun

𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬯 • (spas) m

  1. a spy

Declension

Declension of 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬯
singular dual plural
nominative 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬱 (spaš) — —
vocative — — —
accusative 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬱𐬆𐬨 (spašəm) — —
instrumental — — —
dative — — —
ablative — — —
genitive — — —
locative — — —


References

  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Spy”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 483
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