Reconstruction:Old Persian/Mazdāyā

This Old Persian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Persian

Etymology

From *Mazdā (“deity Ahura Mazda”) +‎ -yā (adjectival suffix).[1]

Proper noun

*Mazdāyā (/Mazdāyā/) (masculine *Mazdāyah)

  1. a female given name

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Μαζαία (Mazaía)

References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*mazdāyā̆-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 164
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