𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From the verbal root π¬«π¬€π¬°β€Ž (yaz-, β€œto worship, to honor, to venerate”), from Proto-Indo-European *yehβ‚‚Η΅- (β€œto worship, revere, sacrifice”). The nominative form is π¬«π¬€π¬°π¬€π¬™π¬‹β€Ž (yazatō), pl. π¬«π¬€π¬°π¬€π¬™π¬‚π¬’π¬΅π¬‹β€Ž (yazatΓ₯Ε‹hō), reflecting Proto-Iranian *yazatah and pl. *yazatāhah.

Compare Sanskrit ΰ€―ΰ€œΰ€€ (yajata).

Noun

𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 β€’ (yazata) ?

  1. (Zoroastrianism) yazata, something worthy of veneration.

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: yαΊ•dt' (yazad)
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