Old Persian - Lexicon

Lexicon

Proto-Indo-Iranian Old Persian Middle Persian Modern Persian meaning
*asuras mazdhās Ahuramazda Ohrmazd Ormazd اورمزد Ahura Mazda
*aśwas aspa asp asb اسب horse
*kāma kāma kām kām کام benefit
*daiwas daiva dēw div دیو demon
drayah drayā daryā دریا sea
*źhasta- dasta dast dast دست hand
*bhāgī bāji bāj bāj باج/باژ toll
*bhrātr- brātar brādar barādar برادر brother
*bhūmiš būmi būm būm بوم region, land
*martya martya mard mard مرد man
*māsa māha māh māh ماه moon, month
*vāsara vāhara bahār bahār بهار spring
stūpā stūnā stūn sotūn ستون stand (column)
šiyāta šād šād شاد happy
*ṛtam arta ard ord اُرد ortho
*drauźh- droga drōgh dorōgh دروغ lie

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