Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mazdʰáH
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mn̥sdʰh₁-éh₂, from *men(s)dʰh₁- (“to pay attention, wisdom”), possibly from *men- (“to think”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to do, place”) + *-éh₂ (deverbal noun suffix).
Noun
*mazdʰáH f[1]
Declension
| aH-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *mazdʰáH | *mazdʰáy | *mazdʰā́s |
| vocative | *mázdʰay | *mázdʰay | *mázdʰās |
| accusative | *mazdʰā́m | *mazdʰáy | *mazdʰā́s |
| instrumental | *mazdʰáH, -ayaH | *mazdʰáHbʰyā(m) | *mazdʰáHbʰiš |
| ablative | *mazdʰáyaHs | *mazdʰáHbʰyā(m) | *mazdʰáHbʰyas |
| dative | *mazdʰáyaHi | *mazdʰáHbʰyā(m) | *mazdʰáHbʰyas |
| genitive | *mazdʰáyaHs | *mazdʰáyHās | *mazdʰáHnaHam |
| locative | *mazdʰáyaH | *mazdʰáyHaw | *mazdʰáHsu |
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mazdʰáH
- Sanskrit: मेधा (medhā́)
- Proto-Iranian: *mazdáH
- Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā)
- ⇒ Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā)
- → Old Persian: 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠 (a-u-r-m-z-d-a /Auramazdā/)
- → Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩 (Ōhramazdē /ʾwhrmzdy/)
- Persian: اورمَزد (ormazd)
- → Persian: اهورامزدا (ahurâ-mazdâ)
- → Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭅𐭓𐭌𐭆𐭃 (Ahurmazd /ʾḥwrmzd/)
- → Ancient Greek: Ἀραμάσδης (Aramásdēs)
- → Khotanese: [script needed] (urmaysde, “sun”)
- → Sogdian: 𐼰𐼶𐼴𐽀𐼺𐼵𐽂 (ʾxwrmzt), 𐼰𐼶𐼴𐽀𐼺𐼵𐽂𐼰 (ʾxwrmztʾ), 𐼰𐼴𐽀𐼺𐼵𐽂 (ʾwrmzt)
- → Bactrian: ωορμοζδο (ōormozdo), ωρομοζδο (ōromozdo), ουρομοζδο (ouromozdo), ωυρομοζδο (ōuromozdo)
- → Ancient Greek: Ὠρομάσδης (Ōromásdēs), Ὡρομάζης (Hōromázēs)
- → Old Armenian: Արամազդ (Aramazd), Որմիզդ (Ormizd)
- → English: Ahura Mazda
- → Japanese: アフラ・マズダー (Afura Mazudā)
- → Ishkashimi: [script needed] (rémůzd, “sun”)
- → Sanglechi: armōzd (“sun”)
- → Khwarezmian: ريمژد (rymžd, “planet Jupiter”)
- ⇒ Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā)
- Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā)
References
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University