ʾswbʾl

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• ʾsp̄wʾl (aswār)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (asabāra-, “horseman”); see it for more.

Noun

ʾswbʾl • (aswār)

1. horseman, rider

Antonyms

• pdʾtk' (payādag)

Derived terms

• ʾswbʾlyh (aswārīh)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “اسوار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “aswār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 13
• Kent, Roland G. (1950) Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 173b
• Prods Oktor Skjaervo (December 15, 1987), "ASWĀR", Encyclopædia Iranica